Charaxes legeri
| Charaxes legeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. legeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978[1] | |
Charaxes legeri, St, Leger’s Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria and southern Niger.[2] The habitat consists of woodland savanna at altitudes between 600 and 1,700 meters.
The larvae feed on Sorghum roxburghii and Annona species.
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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