Charaxes dilutus

Charaxes dilutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. dilutus
Binomial name
Charaxes dilutus
Synonyms
  • Charaxes eupalus dilutus Rothschild, 1898
  • Charaxes dilutus miotoni van Someren, 1975[3]

Charaxes dilutus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Angola.[4] The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Scutia species.

Notes on the biology of dilutus are given by Kielland, J. (1990). [5]

  1. ^ Rothschild, W. in Walter Rothschild and Jordan, K. (1898). A monograph of Charaxes and the allied prionopterous genera. Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 [1]; 1899 Volume 6: 220-286 [2]: 1900 Volume 7:287-524. [3] Descriptions and plates (monochrome photos).
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Bouyer, Zakharov, Rougerie & Vingerhoedt , 2008 Les Charaxes du "groupe eupale" : Description d'un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lépidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) Entomologia Africana Hors série n°3, 2008.
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  5. ^ Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.