Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes | |
Similar Charaxes doubledayi, Charaxes lycurgus, Charaxes virilis, Charaxes pythodoris, Charaxes cedreatis | ||
Charaxes mycerina, the mycerina untailed charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
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Description
Very similar to Charaxes doubledayi and similar to other members of the Charaxes lycurgus group but forewing upperside without marginal marks. Hindwing with almost contiguous blue marginal lines.
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Taxonomy
Charaxes mycerina is a member of the species group Charaxes lycurgus. The supposed clade members are:
Clade 1
Clade 2
References
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