Charaxes variata explained

Charaxes variata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and north-western and western Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of Cryptosepalum forests.

The larvae feed on Cryptosepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus, Brachystegia spiciformis, Brachystegia taxifolia and Dicrostachys cinerea.

Description

A full description is provided by Van Someren, V. G. L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 75-166.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up

Taxonomy

Charaxes variata is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Described as a subspecies of Charaxes viola^[2] but ranked as a full species by Williams (2006).^[3]

External links

• Images at Bold Charaxes variata
• Bold images Charaxes variata f. caerulescens
• Bold images Charaxes variata f. tricolor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-24 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .
2. van Someren,V. G. L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 75-166.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up
3. Williams, M.C. 2006. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)http://nymphalidae.utu.fi/Nymphalidae/Afrispecies.htm