Charaxes baileyi explained

Charaxes baileyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, west of the Rift Valley.^[1] The habitat consists of riparian forests and bush ^[2]

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

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

See also

• Kakamega Forest
• Mount Elgon National Park

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up

External links

• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
• Images of C. baileyi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
  • Charaxes baileyi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life 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. Larsen,, T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490