Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes mccleeryi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Similar to Charaxes congdoni but larger and with longer tails. Differs from Charaxes usambarae in the less dentate wing margins [4]
Subspecies
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Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi (north-eastern Tanzania)
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Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990 [5] (Tanzania: central to the Iringa District)
References
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^ Van Someren , V.G.L. 1972. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 27 (4): 215-264.
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^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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^ Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
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^ Kielland, J. 1990 in Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363..
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Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1972 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)215-264.[1]
