Charaxes howarthi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. howarthi
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Charaxes howarthi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, northern Angola, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and open forests.
The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Albizia antunesiana.
Notes on the biology of howarthi are provided by Kielland (1990) and Larsen (1991)[4] [5]
The name honours Graham Howarth.
Taxonomy
[edit]The male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes chintechi [6]
References
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- ^ Minig, A. 1976 Étude de la super espèce Charaxes manica Trimen et description de deux espèces nouvelles (Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae).Lambillionea 76 (1-2): 9-14. 76 (1-2): 9-14.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- ^ Larsen, T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490.
- ^ Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- Charaxes howarthi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes howarthi ssp. images at BOLD
- Images of C. howarthi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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