Charaxes alpinus
Species of butterfly
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Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. alpinus |
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Description
Larger than the closely related Charaxes ethalion with shorter and more robust tails; underside darker and more reddish brown [5] The habitat consists of montane forests in the Eastern Highlands.
Biology
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Albizia adianthifolia.
Taxonomy
Charaxes alpinus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
