Charaxes congdoni explained

Charaxes congdoni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Tanzania (the uplands from Mufindi to Mwanihana) and Malawi.^[1]

Taxonomy

Charaxes congdoni is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Closest to Charaxes nyikensis and Charaxes alpinus . Also very similar to Charaxes margaretae. Similar to Charaxes mccleeryi but smaller and with shorter tails (many mccleeryi are virtually indistinguishable from congdoni in the adult facies but the genitalia differ). ^[2]

External links

• • Charaxes congdoni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life African Butterfly Database Range map via search
• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt taxonomy, images

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.