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Charaxes chintechi

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Charaxes chintechi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and Mozambique.[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo)

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

Charaxes chintechi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles The male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes howarthi [4]

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  1. ^ van Someren. V.G.L., 1975 Revisional notes on African Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part X. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 32 (3):65-136.
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
  4. ^ Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.

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Charaxes chintechi: Brief Summary

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Charaxes chintechi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and Mozambique. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo)

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Dalbergia lactea.

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