Charaxes pembanus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Tribe: | Charaxini |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. pembanus |
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| Charaxes pembanus | |
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Charaxes pembanus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Pemba Island, just off the east coast of Africa.[3]
Similar to Charaxes usambarae but with shorter tails, less dentate wing margins and the females with larger pale forewing spots.[4]
Biology
The habitat consists of forest margins and woodland.
The larvae probably feed on Albizia species.
