Charaxes variata

Charaxes variata
Charaxes variata - Chiwoma, North-Western Province, Zambia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. variata
Binomial name
Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes viola variata van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. tricolor van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. rosella van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. cottrelli van Someren, 1969

Charaxes variata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and north-western and western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of Cryptosepalum forests.

The larvae feed on Cryptosepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus, Brachystegia spiciformis, Brachystegia taxifolia and Dicrostachys cinerea.

Description

A full description is provided by 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.[3]

Taxonomy

Charaxes variata is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Described as a subspecies of Charaxes viola[3] but ranked as a full species by Williams (2006).[4]

References

1. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
3. 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]
4. Williams, M.C. 2006. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)[2] Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Images at Bold Charaxes variata
• Bold images Charaxes variata f. caerulescens
• Bold images Charaxes variata f. tricolor