Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes | |
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Charaxes montis is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Contents
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.
Taxonomy
Described as a subspecies of Charaxes dilutus, later regarded as a full species by Victor Van Someren.
Similar species
Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade). The clade members are:
Ecozone
Afrotropical
References
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