Charaxes berkeleyi Van Someren & Jackson 1957

Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.^[3]

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. ^[4]

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^[5] (northern Tanzania)
• Charaxes berkeleyi masaba van Someren, 1969^[6] (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

Charaxes berkeleyi is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1957 door Van Someren & Jackson.