Charaxes tectonis
Charaxes tectonis, the mountain silver-barred charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. tectonis |
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Subspecies
- Charaxes tectonis tectonis (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: west to the Bamenda Forest and Mount Oku)
- Charaxes tectonis nebularum Darge, 1977 (Cameroon: Manengouba massif)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes tectonis. |
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Charaxes tectonis tectonis images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes tectonis nebularum images at BOLD
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