Charaxes congdoni

Charaxes congdoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. congdoni
Binomial name
Charaxes congdoni
Collins, 1989[1]

Charaxes congdoni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Tanzania (the uplands from Mufindi to Mwanihana) and Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests from 1,600 to 2,200 meters.

The larvae feed on Albizia - Albizia gummifera and Agelea species.

Taxonomy

Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

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