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Charaxes varanes (Cramer, [1777])
Subspecies
[
Charaxes
] varanes vologeses (Mabille, 1876)
-
nigrescens
(Butler, 1896)
-
brachycauda
(Le Cerf, 1923)
-
minor
(Storace, 1948)
-
antinorii
(Storace, 1948)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
43
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
725
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
460
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
GUI
:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Anacardiaceae
- Rhus
Sapindaceae
- Allophylus
- Cardiospermum
- Schmidelia
Anacardiaceae
- Rhus
Sapindaceae
- Allophylus
- Cardiospermum
- Schmidelia
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011