Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes | |
Similar Charaxes violetta, Charaxes eudoxus, Charaxes baumanni, Charaxes guderiana, Charaxes ansorgei |
Charaxes lasti, the silver-striped charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of coastal and sub-coastal forests and heavy woodland.
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The larvae feed on Afzelia quanzensis, Paramacrolobium coeruleum, Julbernardia magnistipulata, and Macrolobium species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes cynthia group.
The group members are:
Subspecies
References
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