Charaxes monteiri

Charaxes monteiri is a rare tropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, belonging to the Charaxinae subfamily or leafwing butterflies.[2] It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1885.

Charaxes monteiri
Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. monteiri
Binomial name
Charaxes monteiri

Description

Charaxes monteiri presents an important sexual dimorphism, as do most species of the genus Charaxes. The wingspan is about 90 millimetres (3.5 in) in the males and about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in the females. Adults mainly feed on rotting fruits. The male has a black-brown and blue wing, while the female has a brown wing with a wide white stripes on each side and a smaller one on top.

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the island of São Tomé in the archipelago of São Tomé and Principe (Gulf of Guinea).[3] It can be found in the mountain peaks of volcanic origin.

Taxonomy

It is considered part of the Charaxes tiridates group.[4]

References
  1. Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. Biolib
  3. "Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.

Further reading
  • Henning (S.), 1989 - The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa, pp. 1–457
  • Turlin (B.), 2005-2007 - Butterflies of the World. Parts 22, 25, 28, 32, Charaxes 1-4
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1971 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 181-226.
  • Zipcodezoo


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