Английская Википедия:Charaxes berkeleyi

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Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

Description

Similar, externally, to Charaxes aubyni but the genitalia are distinctive. Compared to Charaxes aubyni the male forewing has bluer marginal spots are and the underside is darker; in the female the forewing has two rows of pale yellow to ochreous spots and a white, blue-bordered median band which is narrower than in Charaxes aubyni There are two female forms: a common form with brownish underside and yellowish spots on the upperside and form ngonga which has a whitish median band on upperside and a silvery grey underside with strongly contrasted black markings. [2]

Biology

The habitat consists of montane and riverine forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Scutia myrtina, Ochna holstii and Ochna insculpta.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

  • Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi (central and southern Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Collins, 1998[3] (northern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes berkeleyi masaba van Someren, 1969[4] (Kenya: west to the area ranging from Kaptagat to the eastern slopes of Mount Elgon)

References

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  • 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.[1]
  • Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.[2] Additional notes

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363
  3. Congdon , C., & Collins, S. 1998. Kielland’s butterflies of Tanzania. Supplement. African Butterfly Research Institute & Union des Entomologistes Belges, Nairobi & Tervuren, 143 pp.
  4. Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.