Charaxes contrarius

Charaxes contrarius
Charaxes etheocles var. contrarius Figure 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. contrarius
Binomial name
Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes etheocles var. contrarius Weymer, 1907 Charaxes etheocles f. subargentea van Someren and Rogers, 1932 Charaxes contrarius f. conjugens van Someren, 1969 Charaxes contrarius tenebrosus Kielland, 1990

Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests, heavy coastal woodland and riverine vegetation at altitudes of near sea-level up to 700 meters.

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

1. Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.

External links

• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt taxonomy, images
• Charaxes contrarius images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
• Images of C. contrarius Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• African Butterfly Database Range map via search