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Charaxes etheocles (Cramer, [1777])

Subspecies

  • [Charaxes] etheocles etheocles (Cramer, [1777])
    - hollandi (Butler, 1893)

Adult morphologyWingspan36
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)760
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)442
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:

  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Albizia
    - Bandeiraea
    - Cathormion
    - Dalbergia
    - Entada
    - Griffonia
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Scutia
  • Ulmaceae
    - Celtis

  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Albizia
    - Bandeiraea
    - Cathormion
    - Dalbergia
    - Entada
    - Griffonia
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Scutia
  • Ulmaceae
    - Celtis

Charaxes etheocles
Photographer: Henk Hunneman

Records


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