Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes | |
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Charaxes brainei, the Braine's charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-eastern Namibia, southern Angola and north-western Botswana. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.
The larvae feed on Peltophorum africanum.
Taxonomy
Charaxes brainei is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
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