Charaxes acraeoides

Charaxes acraeoides
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. acraeoides
Binomial name
Charaxes acraeoides

Charaxes acraeoides is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1908. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Figure 1, male imbibing nutrient liquids from African civet dung. Also shown are the larvae and pupae of other Charaxes species.
  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 23, 2019). "Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-23.