Short description: Species of butterfly

Charaxes catachrous

Male from the CAR - dorsal and ventral views

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Nymphalidae
Genus:  | Charaxes
Species:  |

C. catachrous

Binomial name
Charaxes catachrous

Van Someren & Jackson, 1952 [2][3]

Synonyms

* Charaxes ephyra ab. catochrous Staudinger, 1896
* Charaxes etheocles biinclinata van Someren, 1969

Charaxes catachrous, the silvery demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[4] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

## Taxonomy

Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group. It is similar to Charaxes grahameion the underside, but a smaller insect.[5]

## References

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1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. 2020. Charaxes catachrous (amended version of 2011 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T160482A176156334. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160482A176156334.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
2. ↑ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1952. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex: a tentative reclassification of the group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 257-284.
3. ↑ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
4. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
5. ↑ Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.

* 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.[1] page 102

## External images

* Charaxes catochrous images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
* Images of C. catachrous Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
* African Butterfly Database Range map via search

See also Wikidata entry Q5073988.

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