Charaxes saperanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. saperanus |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 |
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Synonyms | |
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Charaxes saperanus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa. The habitat consists of dry forests and patches of vegetation between plantations.
The larvae feed on Allophylus species.
Charaxes varanes group.
Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)
The group members are: