Charaxes mccleeryi
Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.
| Charaxes mccleeryi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. mccleeryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes mccleeryi | |
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes mccleeryi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Similar to Charaxes congdoni but larger and with longer tails. Differs from Charaxes usambarae in the less dentate wing margins [4]
Subspecies
- Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990 [5] (Tanzania: central to the Iringa District)
References
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- Van Someren , V.G.L. 1972. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 27 (4): 215-264.
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- Kielland, J. 1990 in Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1972 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)215-264.
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