Charaxes nyikensis, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia.[3]

Charaxes nyikensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. nyikensis
Binomial name
Charaxes nyikensis
Synonyms
  • Charaxes alpinus nyikensis van Someren, 1975
Afromontane forest on the Nyika plateau

The habitat consists of montane forests, riverine forests, scrub forests and Brachystegia woodland (Miombo).

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

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Charaxes nyikensis is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

References

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  • Van Someren, V.G. L., 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.[1] 85
  • Van Someren, V.G. L., 1975 Revisional notes on African Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part X. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 32 (3):65-136.[2] Status revised to full species.
  1. ^ van Someren, V.G.L. 1975. Revisional notes on African Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part X. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 32 (3): 65-136.
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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