Charaxes mafuga
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. mafuga
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Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[3] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.
Taxonomy[edit]
Charaxes mafuga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes mafuga.
Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes mafuga.
- ^ Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 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.[1]
External links[edit]
- Charaxes mafuga images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. mafuga Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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