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Charaxes congdoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

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Charaxes congdoni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Tanzania (the uplands from Mufindi to Mwanihana) and Malawi. The habitat consists of montane forests from 1,600 to 2,200 meters.

The larvae feed on Albizia - Albizia gummifera and Agelea species.

Taxonomy

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

References

Charaxes congdoni Wikipedia