Charaxes chintechi explained

Charaxes chintechi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and Mozambique.^[1] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo)

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

Charaxes chintechi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheoclesThe male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes howarthi ^[2]

External links

• Charaxes chintechi images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
• Images of C. chintechi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• African Butterfly Database Range map via search
• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt

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.