Charaxes cowani
| Charaxes cowani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. cowani |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878[1] | |
Charaxes cowani is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes above 1,000 meters.
Full description
A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 370 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Taxonomy
Charaxes candiope group. The group members are
- Charaxes candiope
- Charaxes antamboulou like next
- Charaxes cowani like last
- Charaxes velox
- Charaxes thomasius
References
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1974 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29 (8):415-487.
External links
- Charaxes cowani images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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