Charaxes loandae explained

Charaxes loandae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola.^[1] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo).

Taxonomy

Charaxes loandae is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.Considered to be a junior synonym of Charaxes diversiforma by Turlin (2011)^[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

External links

• Charaxes loandae images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

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. Turlin, B. (2011). The Afrotropical species of Charaxes. Part V. In Butterflies of the World, Nymphalidae XIX. Charaxes V. Erich Bauer and Thomas Franjenbach, ed., Part 34: 13 pp., 30 pl.