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Charaxes zambeziensis

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Charaxes zambeziensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. zambeziensis
Binomial name
Charaxes zambeziensis
Henning & Henning, 1994 [1] [2]

Charaxes zambeziensis, the Zambezi charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.[3]

Adults are attracted to fermenting elephant dung. They have been recorded on wing in February and December.

References

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  1. ^ G.A. and S.F. Henning, 1994. In: Pringle, Henning & Ball [eds]. Pennington’s butterflies of southern Africa 2nd edition: 100 (800pp.). Struik-Winchester, South Africa.
  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.