Charaxes aubyni Poulton 1926

Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[3]

Habitat in Tanzania

The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Albizia schimperana.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

• Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
• Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957^[4] (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
• Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)

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]

Charaxes aubyni is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1926 door Poulton.