Charaxes dowsetti

Charaxes dowsetti is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Nyika Plateau in Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes above 2,200 meters.

Charaxes dowsetti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. dowsetti
Binomial name
Charaxes dowsetti
Henning, 1989[1]

The larvae feed on Agauria salicifolia.

Taxonomy

Charaxes dowsetti is a member of the Charaxes jasius species group.

References


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