Charaxes nandina

Charaxes nandina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. nandina
Binomial name
Charaxes nandina
Rothschild & Jordan, 1901[1]

Charaxes nandina is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, in the central highlands east of the Rift Valley.[2]

The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Craibia brownii and Hippocratea africana.

The habitat is semi-dry and high forest.

Charaxes nandina is very closely related to Charaxes xiphares.

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group

the supposed clade members are

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013 [3]

References

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