Charaxes chevroti

Charaxes chevroti, the Kagoro demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-central Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests. They are found as holotypes or paratypes. [3]

Charaxes chevroti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. chevroti
Binomial name
Charaxes chevroti
Collins & Larsen, 2005[1]

Etymology

The species is named for Jean-Claude Chevrot, who collected extensively in the Kagoro Forest (the type location of the species) around 1980.

References

  1. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
  3. "Charaxes.be". www.charaxes.be. Retrieved 2019-04-11.


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