Charaxes howarthi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, northern Angola, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and open forests.
Charaxes howarthi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. howarthi
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes howarthi |
The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Albizia antunesiana.
Notes on the biology of howarthi are provided by Kielland (1990) and Larsen (1991)[4] [5]
The name honours Graham Howarth.
Taxonomy
editThe male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes chintechi [6]
References
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- ^ Minig, A. 1976 Étude de la super espèce Charaxes manica Trimen et description de deux espèces nouvelles (Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae).Lambillionea 76 (1-2): 9-14. 76 (1-2): 9-14.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- ^ Larsen, T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490.
- ^ Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- Charaxes howarthi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes howarthi ssp. images at BOLD
- Images of C. howarthi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)