Charaxes catachrous

Charaxes catachrous, the silvery demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

Charaxes catachrous
Male from the CAR - dorsal and ventral views
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. catachrous
Binomial name
Charaxes catachrous
Synonyms
  • Charaxes ephyra ab. catochrous Staudinger, 1896
  • Charaxes etheocles biinclinata van Someren, 1969

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.

References

  • van Someren. V.G.L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. page 102

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