Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[3]
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
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Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
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Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957[4] (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
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Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)
References
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^ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1952. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex: a tentative reclassification of the group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 257-284.
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^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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^ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E., 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.
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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]