Charaxes chevroti
Charaxes chevroti, the Kagoro demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-central Nigeria.[3] The habitat consists of forests. Known only from the holotype and paratypes.[4] The male is slightly larger than Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777 and the shape of forewing is slightly broader. There is no metallic sheen on the upperside (c.f. Charaxes virilis, Charaxes cedreatis).
| Charaxes chevroti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. chevroti |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes chevroti | |
Etymology
The species is named for Jean-Claude Chevrot, who collected extensively in the Kagoro Forest (the type location of the species) around 1980.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes chevroti.
- Collins, S.C. and Larsen, T.B. 2005. New species and subspecies of African butterflies. in Larsen, T.B. 2005. Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books, Denmark: 1-595, 1-270.
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- "Charaxes.be". www.charaxes.be. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
External links
- Charaxes chevroti images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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