Charaxes mccleeryi

Charaxes mccleeryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. mccleeryi
Binomial name
Charaxes mccleeryi
van Someren, 1972[1]

Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.

Adult males are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

References

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