Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes | |
Similar Charaxes antiquus, Charaxes odysseus, Charaxes kheili | ||
Charaxes lemosi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. The species was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927. It is found on the island of PrÃncipe. The habitat consists of forests.
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Description
The wingspan of the male is 75 mm while the female is 90 mm. Its diet consists mostly of fermented fruits.
Taxonomy
The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes lucretius.
References
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