Charaxes gallagheri

(Charaxes gallagheri)

Description

Charaxes gallagheri, the Gallagher's charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central and eastern Zimbabwe and Zambia. The habitat consists of granite-boulder hills in savanna. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from November to December and again from late February to April. The larvae feed on Diospyros natalensis.

Taxonomic tree:

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