''Charaxes congdoni'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

(the uplands from

Mufindi Mufindi, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Mufindi District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. It is located in the Boma/Mafinga ward. , the populatio ...

to Mwanihana) and

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
/ref> The habitat consists of montane forests from 1,600 to 2,200 meters. The larvae feed on '' Albizia'' - ''

Albizia gummifera ''Albizia gummifera'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae, native to sub-saharan Africa and Madagascar, and naturalized in Brazil. It is also known as peacock flower. It is recognisable as a very large deciduous, flat-topped tree reach ...

'' and '' Agelea'' species.

Taxonomy

''Charaxes congdoni'' is a member of the large species group ''Charaxes etheocles''. Closest to ''

Charaxes nyikensis ''Charaxes nyikensis'', the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests, riverine forests, scrub forests and ''Brachystegia'' woodland (Miombo). ...

'' and ''

Charaxes alpinus ''Charaxes alpinus'', the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe. Description Larger than the closely related ''Charaxes ethalion'' with shorter and more robust tails; underside darker and mo ...

'' . Also very similar to ''

Charaxes margaretae ''Charaxes margaretae'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, south-western Tanzania and possibly eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests. The larvae feed on ''Albizia gummifera'', ''Agelaea ...

''. Similar to '' Charaxes mccleeryi '' but smaller and with shorter tails (many '' mccleeryi'' are virtually indistinguishable from ''congdoni'' in the adult facies but the genitalia differ). Kielland, J. 1990 . ''Butterflies of Tanzania''. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.

References

External links

''Charaxes congdoni'' images
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
African Butterfly Database
Range map via search

taxonomy, images Butterflies described in 1989 congdoni {{Charaxinae-stub