Charaxes chevroti

Charaxes chevroti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. chevroti
Binomial name
Charaxes chevroti
Collins & Larsen, 2005[1]

Charaxes chevroti, the Kagoro Demon Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-central Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Etymology

The species is named for Jean-Claude Chevrot, who collected extensively in the Kagoro Forest (the type location of the species) around 1980.

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