Charaxes mccleeryi

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

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

• Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi (north-eastern Tanzania)
• Charaxes mccleeryi iringae <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (Tanzania: central to the Iringa District)

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1972 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)215-264.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127337#page/273/mode/1up

External links

• Charaxes maccleeryi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life