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Charaxes saperanus

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Charaxes saperanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. saperanus
Binomial name
Charaxes saperanus
Synonyms
  • Charaxes varanes var. comoranus Aurivillius, 1909

Charaxes saperanus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa.[3] The habitat consists of dry forests and patches of vegetation between plantations.

The larvae feed on Allophylus species.

Taxonomy

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Charaxes varanes group.
Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)

The group members are:

References

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  1. ^ Poulton, E.B. 1926 Mimicry in African butterflies of the genus Charaxes, with a classification of the species. III. Internationaler Entomologen-Kongress 2: 518-575.
  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.