Charaxes aubyni explained

Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Albizia schimperana.

Taxonomy

Charaxes aubyni is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Subspecies

• Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
• Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957^[2] (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
• Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19523#page/77/mode/1up

External links

• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
• Images of C. aubyni aubyni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Images of C. aubyni ecketti Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
  • Charaxes aubyni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Charaxes aubyni aubyni images at BOLD
• Charaxes aubyni australis images at BOLD verso
• African Butterfly Database Range map via search

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-24 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .
2. Van Someren, V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E., 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.