Charaxes numenes numenes (Hewitson, 1859)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EB08193-954B-49BF-A989-1E73AC070E6B |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068181 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A50287F3-FFC9-FFC7-FF0E-FD09FCBAFC02 |
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Plazi |
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Charaxes numenes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) |
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134. Charaxes numenes numenes (Hewitson, 1859) View in CoL
WL: 41mm. This butterfly is also typical of forest habitats and is very similar to C. tiridates , from which it can be distinguished by the presence of two whitish and almost parallel median and sub-basal lines on the hindwing verso. The nominate subspecies is known from Senegal to Nigeria; other subspecies occur in Central and East Africa. Known host-plants are species of Fabaceae , Sapindaceae and Tiliaceae .
Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.
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