Charaxes diversiforma

Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lomami, Lualaba, Shaba) and north-western Zambia.^[3] The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.

Charaxes diversiforma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. diversiforma
Binomial name
Charaxes diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957[1] [2]
Synonyms
Charaxes viola diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albimacula van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. ochremaculata van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. caerulescens van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. cupropurpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. purpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. viridicaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albocaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957

The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes diversiforma is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.

References

1. Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.
2. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

• Van Someren, V.G.L, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. page 141 plate 18 figures 157-172

External links

• Charaxes diversiforma images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• African Butterfly Database Range map via search