Charaxes paradoxa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Grande Comore.[3] The habitat consists of forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Tribe: | Charaxini |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. paradoxa
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The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.
Taxonomy
editCharaxes paradoxa is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe.
The clade members are:
- Charaxes etesipe, nominate
- Charaxes penricei
- Charaxes achaemenes
- Charaxes paradoxa
- Charaxes cacuthis
- Charaxes bwete
- Charaxes cristalensis
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes paradoxa.
- ^ Lathy, P.I. 1925. Notes sur les Charaxes de la collection de Madam G. Fournier Encyclopedie Entomologique (B.3 Lepidoptera) 1: 93-97.
- ^ "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 2012-05-23.
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