Charaxes alticola

Charaxes alticola is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Charaxes alticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. alticola
Binomial name
Charaxes alticola
Synonyms
  • Charaxes boueti var. alticola Grünberg, 1911

The larvae feed on Arundinaria alpinus.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes boueti. It is a member of the Charaxes cynthia species group.

References

  • van Someren, V.G.L. (1970). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250. page 230, plate 6


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