Charaxes pseudophaeus
Species of butterfly
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Charaxes pseudophaeus, the false dusky charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[3] The habitat consists of evergreen forests and the fringes of Brachystegia woodland.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Tribe: | Charaxini |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. pseudophaeus |
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The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis.
Taxonomy
It may be a subspecies of Charaxes chintechi Charaxes pseudophaeus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
