Charaxes mafuga

Charaxes mafuga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. mafuga
Binomial name
Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969 [1][2]
Synonyms
Charaxes mafuga f. vetuloides Mollet, 1975 Charaxes mafuga f. incongrua Turlin, 2011 Charaxes mafuga f. venusta Turlin, 2011

Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[3] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

Charaxes mafuga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

1. 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.
2. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.[1]

External links

• Charaxes mafuga images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Images of C. mafuga Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)