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Charaxes achaemenes (Felder & Felder, [1867])

Subspecies

  • [Charaxes] achaemenes atlantica (van Someren, 1970)

Adult morphologyWingspan40
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)755
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)431
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Bauhinia
    - Brachystegia
    - Dalbergia
    - Piliostigma
    - Pterocarpus
    - Xanthocercis

  • Fabaceae
    - Bauhinia
    - Brachystegia
    - Dalbergia
    - Piliostigma
    - Pterocarpus
    - Xanthocercis

Charaxes achaemenes
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe

Records


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