Charaxes variata

Charaxes variata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and north-western and western Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of Cryptosepalum forests.

Charaxes variata
Charaxes variata - Chiwoma, North-Western Province, Zambia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. variata
Binomial name
Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes viola variata van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. tricolor van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. rosella van Someren, 1969 Charaxes viola variata f. cottrelli van Someren, 1969

The larvae feed on Cryptosepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus, Brachystegia spiciformis, Brachystegia taxifolia and Dicrostachys cinerea.

Description

A full description is provided by 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.

Taxonomy

Charaxes variata is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Described as a subspecies of Charaxes viola^[3] but ranked as a full species by Williams (2006).^[4]