Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[3] The habitat consists of montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. mafuga |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes mafuga | |
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The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.
Taxonomy
editCharaxes mafuga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
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- ↑ Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
- ↑ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.
External links
edit- Charaxes mafuga images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. mafuga Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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