Charaxes lemosi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] The species was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.[1] It is found on the island of Príncipe.[2][4] 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 |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. lemosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes lemosi | |
Description
editThe wingspan of the male is 75 mm (3.0 in) while the female is 90 mm (3.5 in). Its diet consists mostly of fermented fruits.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
editThe species has been treated as a subspecies of Charaxes lucretius by some authorities eg Gabriel (1932) and van Someren (1957).
References
edit- ^ a b Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1927. Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Entomologist 60: 12–16
- ^ a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
- ^ Williams, Mark C. (2008). "Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): File H – Charaxinae (Nymphalidae)". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
External links
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