Charaxes junius

Charaxes junius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan.[2] The habitat consists of forests and woodland savanna.

Charaxes junius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. junius
Binomial name
Charaxes junius
Synonyms
  • Charaxes brutus f. ragazzii Storace, 1948

Subspecies

  • Charaxes junius junius (western and south-western Ethiopia)
  • Charaxes junius somalicus Rothschild, 1900 (southern Ethiopia, south-eastern Sudan)

References

  • van Someren, V.G.L. 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250. page 218 and plate 4,figure 33


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