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Charaxes balfourii

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Charaxes balfouri is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Socotra.[3] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 meters.

Description

A full description is given by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae 7:287-524. [1] page 361-362 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 [2])

Taxonomy

Charaxes varanes group. Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)

The group members are

Etymology

The name honours the collector Isaac Bayley Balfour.

References

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  1. ^ Butler, A.G. 1881. On the lepidoptera collected in Socotra by Prof. I.B. Balfour. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 175-180.
  2. ^ Charaxes balfouri, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

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Charaxes balfourii: Brief Summary

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Charaxes balfouri is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Socotra. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 meters.

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