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Charaxes antamboulou

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Charaxes antamboulou
C. a. meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. antamboulou
Binomial name
Charaxes antamboulou
Synonyms
  • Charaxes antamboulou f. meridionalis Le Cerf, 1923

Charaxes antamboulou, the Madagascar green-veined charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1872. It is found in Madagascar. The habitat consists of Afrotropical forests and woodland.

Primary forest in Madagascar

The larvae feed on Croton species.

Description

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Charaxes antamboulou is very similar to Charaxes candiope but has smaller upperside submarginal and marginal stains and a more marked contrast between the black apical patches and the yellow basal colour of the upperside wings.

A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan, 1900 Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524. [1] page 368-369 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae volume 5:545-601 [2])

Taxonomy

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Charaxes antamboulou is a member of the species group Charaxes candiope. The clade members are

Realm

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Afrotropical realm

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lucas , H. 1872. Description de quelques lepidopteres appartenant aux genres Charaxes et Cyligramma et provenant du voyage de Alf. Grandidier a Madagascar. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (5) 15 (No. 22): 1-4.
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