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Charaxes fulgurata

(Charaxes fulgurata)

Description

Charaxes fulgurata, the lightning charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba, Lomami), north-western Zimbabwe and Zambia. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and savanna woodland. Adults have been observed feeding on elephant dung. The larvae feed on Erythrophleum africanum and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Charaxes
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