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Charaxes etesipe (Godart, [1824])
Subspecies
[
Charaxes
] etesipe etesipe (Godart, [1824])
-
etheta
(Godart, [1824])
-
castoroides
(Poulton, 1926)
-
caeruleotincta
(Carpenter, 1945)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
40
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
754
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
441
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
ALF
:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Bombacaceae
- Ceiba
Erythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum
Euphorbiaceae
- Croton
- Phyllanthus
- Ricinus
- Securinega
- Tragia
Fabaceae
- Afzelia
- Cassia
- Dalbergia
- Entada
Rhamnaceae
- Ventilago
Bombacaceae
- Ceiba
Erythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum
Euphorbiaceae
- Croton
- Phyllanthus
- Ricinus
- Securinega
- Tragia
Fabaceae
- Afzelia
- Cassia
- Dalbergia
- Entada
Rhamnaceae
- Ventilago
Charaxes etesipe
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011