Charaxes loandae

Charaxes loandae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. loandae
Binomial name
	Charaxes loandae; van Someren, 1969
Synonyms
	Charaxes viola loandae van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. primitiva van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. basiviridis van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. violitincta van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. vansonoides van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. protokirki van Someren, 1969; Charaxes viola loandae f. instabilis van Someren, 1969;

Charaxes loandae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola.^[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo).

Taxonomy edit

Charaxes loandae is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles. Considered to be a junior synonym of Charaxes diversiforma by Turlin (2011)^[4]

^ Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
^ Turlin, B. (2011). The Afrotropical species of Charaxes. Part V. In Butterflies of the World, Nymphalidae XIX. Charaxes V. Erich Bauer and Thomas Franjenbach, ed., Part 34: 13 pp., 30 pl.

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]

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