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Charaxes loandae

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Charaxes loandae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. loandae
Binomial name
Charaxes loandae
Synonyms
  • Charaxes viola loandae van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. primitiva van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. basiviridis van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. violitincta van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. vansonoides van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. protokirki van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes viola loandae f. instabilis van Someren, 1969

Charaxes loandae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola.[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo).

Taxonomy

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Charaxes loandae is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles. Considered to be a junior synonym of Charaxes diversiforma by Turlin (2011)[4]

References

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  1. ^ Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
  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.
  4. ^ Turlin, B. (2011). The Afrotropical species of Charaxes. Part V. In Butterflies of the World, Nymphalidae XIX. Charaxes V. Erich Bauer and Thomas Franjenbach, ed., Part 34: 13 pp., 30 pl.
  • van Someren, V.G.L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. [1]
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