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.[4] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

Charaxes catachrous
Male from the CAR - dorsal and ventral views
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group. It is similar to Charaxes grahamei on the underside, but a smaller insect.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Larsen, T.B. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Charaxes catachrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160482A176156334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160482A176156334.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1952. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex: a tentative reclassification of the group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 257-284.
  3. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
  • 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.[1] page 102

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