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Charaxes nyikensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

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Charaxes nyikensis, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests, riverine forests, scrub forests and Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

Charaxes nyikensis is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

References

Charaxes nyikensis Wikipedia