Charaxes prettejohni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, from the north-western part of the country to the Geita District.[3]

Charaxes prettejohni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. prettejohni
Binomial name
Charaxes prettejohni
Collins, 1990[1] [2]
Synonyms

f. fabiae Turlin, 2011

Description

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See Mark C. Williams 2021 Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Genus Charaxes [4]


Etymology

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The species is named for Mike Prettejohn.

References

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  1. ^ Collins, S. C in Kielland , J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  4. ^ Mark C. Williams 2021 Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Genus Charaxes: 1 - 263 [1] .
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