Charaxes mafuga

Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

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

References

• 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.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up

External links

• Charaxes mafuga images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Images of C. mafuga Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)