Charaxes contrarius
Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2]
Habitat in Tanzania
| Charaxes contrarius | |
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| Charaxes contrarius female form conjugens - Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. contrarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes contrarius Gustav Weymer, 1907[1] | |
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The habitat consists of lowland forests, heavy coastal woodland and riverine vegetation at altitudes of near sea-level up to 700 meters.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Subspecies
- C. c. contrarius - Coastal and Eastern parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
- C. c. lukosi Rydon, Congdon & Collins, 2007 [3] - Inland at Kitonga Gorge, Lukosi R., in Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania
Taxonomy
Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Closely related to Charaxes etheocles, Charaxes grahamei and Charaxes petersi. The female has two main forms [4]
References
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- Weymer, G. W. 1907. Exotische Lepideptoren - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 21:1-54, pl.1-2
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Rydon, A.H.B., Congdon , T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2007. A new subspecies of Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from Tanzania.Metamorphosis 18 (4): 144-150.
- Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- 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.
External links
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt taxonomy, images
- Charaxes contrarius images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- Images of C. contrarius Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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