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Charaxes alpinus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

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Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane forests in the Eastern Highlands.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Albizia adianthifolia.

Taxonomy

Charaxes alpinus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

References

Charaxes alpinus Wikipedia