Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Charaxes antamboulou | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes Rank Species | |
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Similar Charaxes cowani, Charaxes cacuthis, Charaxes thomasius, Charaxes kheili | ||
Charaxes antamboulou, the Madagascar green-veined charaxes, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests and wooded areas.
Contents
The larvae feed on Croton species.
Description
Charaxes antamboulou is very similar to Charaxes candiope but has smaller upperside submarginal and marginal stains and a more marked contrast between the black apical patches and the yellow basal colour of the upperside wings.
A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan, 1900 Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524. [1] page 368-369 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae volume 5:545-601 [2])
Taxonomy
Charaxes antamboulou is a member of the species group Charaxes candiope. The clade members are
Ecozone
Afrotropical ecozone
References
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