Charaxes brainei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. brainei
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes brainei | |
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Charaxes brainei, the Braine's charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Namibia, southern Angola and north-western Botswana.[3]
The female forewing upperside differs from that of Charaxes vansoni in a suffusion of blue into the postdiscal spots. The discal band of the hindwing is similarly suffused blue, and there is slight violaceous shade on the hindwing underside [4]
The habitat consists of dry savanna. Flies from October to June; commonest in March and April Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.
The larvae feed on Peltophorum africanum.
Charaxes brainei is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles