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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris
Charaxes pythodorisHewitson, 1873
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Charaxinae
  3. Charaxini
  4. Charaxes
  5. Charaxes
  6.  pythodoris
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TL: Angola: “the mountainous district of Angola”   (2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Savanna

MU
FU

75-105 mm

  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishPowder-blue Charaxes
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeCraibia affinis
    FabaceaeCraibia brevicaudata
    FabaceaeCraibia brownii
    FabaceaeCraibia laurentii
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris davidiPlantrou, 1973
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris knoopaePlantrou, 1982
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris nesaeaGrose-Smith, 1889
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris occidensvan Someren, 1963
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris pallidavan Someren, 1963
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris pythodorisHewitson, 1873
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris sumbuensisHenning, 1982
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris ventersiHenning, 1982
  • Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris is a member of the clade Charaxes tiridates:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Charaxes (Charaxes) ameliaeDoumet, 1861
    Charaxes (Charaxes) barnsiJoicey & Talbot, 1927
    Charaxes (Charaxes) bipunctatusRothschild, 1894
    Charaxes (Charaxes) bohemaniC. & R. Felder, 1859
    Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeronC. & R. Felder, 1859
    Charaxes (Charaxes) fuscusPlantrou, 1967
    Charaxes (Charaxes) imperialisButler, 1874
    Charaxes (Charaxes) mixtusRothschild, 1894
    Charaxes (Charaxes) monteiriStaudinger, 1885
    Charaxes (Charaxes) nandinaRothschild & Jordan, 1901
    Charaxes (Charaxes) numenesHewitson, 1859
    Charaxes (Charaxes) overlaetiSchouteden, 1934
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodorisHewitson, 1873
    Charaxes (Charaxes) smaragdalisButler, 1865
    Charaxes (Charaxes) tiridatesButler, 1886
    Charaxes (Charaxes) violettaGrose-Smith, 1885
    Charaxes (Charaxes) xiphares(Stoll, 1781)
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