Charaxes andranodorus

Charaxes andranodorus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of wet evergreen forests and rainforests.

Charaxes andranodorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. andranodorus
Binomial name
Charaxes andranodorus
Synonyms
  • Charaxes zoippus Mabille, 1884

The larvae feed on Annona senegalensis.

Description

In 1900, a full description was given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524 pages 420-422.

Subspecies

  • C. a. andranodorus (eastern Madagascar)
  • C. a. andrefana Viette, 1975 (western Madagascar)

Taxonomy

The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:

References


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