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Charaxes aubyni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

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Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.

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The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Albizai schimperana.

Taxonomy

Charaxes aubyni is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Subspecies

  • Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
  • Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)

    • References

    Charaxes aubyni Wikipedia
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