Charaxes catachrous explained

Charaxes catachrous, the silvery demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.It is similar to Charaxes grahamei on the underside, but a smaller insect.^[2]

References

• 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.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up page 102

External images

• • Charaxes catochrous images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Images of C. catachrous Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• 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. Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.