Charaxes alticola is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[3] The habitat is Afromontane forest.
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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. alticola
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The larvae feed on Arundinaria alpinus.
Taxonomy
editThe species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes boueti. It is a member of the Charaxes cynthia species group.
Images
editReferences
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes alticola.
- ^ Grunberg, K. 1911. Zur kenntnis der Lepidopteren fauna von Deutsch Südwest Afrika. Entomologische Zeitung 72: 377-382.
- ^ "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 2012-05-22.
- van Someren, V.G.L. (1970). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.[1] page 230, plate 6
External links
edit- Images of C. alticola Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes alticola images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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