Charaxes baileyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. baileyi |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes baileyi van Someren, 1958 | |
Synonyms | |
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Charaxes baileyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, west of the Rift Valley. The habitat consists of riparian forests and bush
The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.
Taxonomy
Charaxes baileyi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
See also
References
- van Someren, V.G.L. 1958. A new species and a new female form of Charaxes from Kenya Colony. Novos Taxa Entomologicos (11): 12 pp
- "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.
- Larsen, , T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490
- 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.
External links
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
- Images of C. baileyi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes baileyi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
Taxon identifiers | |
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Charaxes baileyi |
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