| Charaxes margaretae | |
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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. margaretae
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes margaretae | |
Charaxes margaretae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, south-western Tanzania and possibly eastern Zambia.[3]
The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Agelaea heterophylla and Dalbergia lactea.
Taxonomy
Virtually indistinguishable from Charaxes congdoni in the adult facies but the genitalia differ.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes margaretae.
- ^ Rydon, A.H.B. 1980. In D’Abrera, 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical region 396 (593 pp.). Melbourne.
- ^ "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.
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