Charaxes fulgurata, the lightning charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba, Lomami), north-western Zimbabwe and Zambia.[3]
Forewing above with large marginal spots and 3—7 strongly curved submarginal spots, the extremities of which reach the marginal spots; in addition with 2 or 3 discal spots and a spot in the cell. Hindwing with fine postdiscal lunules and thick marginal streaks, in cellules 4—6 dotted with red. Under surface light reddish brown. Angola[4] There are at least two distinctive female forms.[5]
The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and savanna woodland.
Adults have been observed feeding on elephant dung.
The larvae feed on Erythrophleum africanum and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.
Charaxes fulgurata is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Charaxes fulgurata, the lightning charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba, Lomami), north-western Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Charaxes fulgurata is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1899 door Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius.
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