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Charaxes tiridates (Cramer, [1777])

Subspecies

  • [Charaxes] tiridates tiridates (Cramer, [1777])
    - marica (Fabricius, 1793)

Adult morphologyWingspan48
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)741
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)459
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Bombacaceae
    - Bombax
  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Albizia
    - Berlinia
    - Cassia
    - Dalbergia
    - Indigofera
    - Lonchocarpus
    - Macrolobium
    - Millettia
    - Pterocarpus
  • Flacourtiaceae
    - Flacourtia
  • Linaceae
    - Hugonia
  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago
  • Santalaceae
    - Osyris
  • Sapindaceae
    - Blighia
    - Phialodiscus
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia
  • Ulmaceae
    - Celtis
    - Chaetacme
    - Trema

  • Bombacaceae
    - Bombax
  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Albizia
    - Berlinia
    - Cassia
    - Dalbergia
    - Indigofera
    - Lonchocarpus
    - Macrolobium
    - Millettia
    - Pterocarpus
  • Flacourtiaceae
    - Flacourtia
  • Linaceae
    - Hugonia
  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago
  • Santalaceae
    - Osyris
  • Sapindaceae
    - Blighia
    - Phialodiscus
    - Trema
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia
  • Ulmaceae
    - Celtis
    - Chaetacme

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011