Charaxes baileyi

Charaxes baileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. baileyi
Binomial name
Charaxes baileyi
Synonyms
  • Charaxes baileyi f. pseudocarpenteri van Someren, 1958

Charaxes baileyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, west of the Rift Valley.[3] The habitat consists of riparian forests and bush [4]

Habitat

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

Charaxes baileyi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

See also

References

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  1. ^ van Someren, V.G.L. 1958. A new species and a new female form of Charaxes from Kenya Colony. Novos Taxa Entomologicos (11): 12 pp
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ Larsen, T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490
  • 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.[1]


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