Charaxes diversiforma

Charaxes diversiforma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. diversiforma
Binomial name
*Charaxes diversiforma* van Someren & Jackson, 1957^[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes viola diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albimacula van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. ochremaculata van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. caerulescens van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. cupropurpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. purpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. viridicaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957 Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albocaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957

Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Lomami, Lualaba, Shaba) and north-western Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes diversiforma is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.

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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. page 141 plate 18 figures 157-172

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