Charaxes variata

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.

Charaxes variata
Charaxes variata - Chiwoma, North-Western Province, Zambia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. variata
Binomial name
Charaxes variata
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

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.

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
  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.
  4. Williams, M.C. 2006. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine


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