Charaxes aubyni

Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.

The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Albizia schimperana.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

• Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
• Charaxes aubyni australis <small>van Someren & Jackson, 1957</small> (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
• Charaxes aubyni ecketti <small>van Someren & Jackson, 1957</small> (central and south-western Kenya)

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19523#page/77/mode/1up

External links

• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
• Images of C. aubyni aubyni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Images of C. aubyni ecketti Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Charaxes aubyni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Charaxes aubyni aubyni images at BOLD
• Charaxes aubyni australis images at BOLD verso
• African Butterfly Database Range map via search