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The Scarce Savanna Charaxes (''Charaxes penricei'') is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini )〕 The habitat consists of savanna, especially ''Brachystegia'' woodland. The larvae feed on ''Entada'' species and ''Securidaca longipedunculata''. ==Description== Original description, for terms see ''Novitates Zoologicae'' Volume 5:545-601 () Male Body as in ''Ch. etesipe''.Wings, upperside, bluish black, somewhat metallic green towards base.Forewing : markings similar in position to those of ''Ch. etesipe cacuthis'', all white, the posterior patches slightly edged with blue, postdiscal spots SC4-R3 larger than in ''cacuthis'', patch M2 SM2 6 mm. wide, more proximal than in ''cacuthis'', being 9 mm. distant from end of SM2 Hindwing : a band across the wing as in ''Ch. etesipe'', but the band is blue for the greater part, the white colour being restricted to spots which correspond to the white spots of the underside, externally the band is incised upon the veins, point of origin of M1 about in middle of band ; median bar C-SC2 and bar D appear as black lines within the band ; submarginal and admarginal spots essentially as in ''etesipe etesipe''. Underside nearly as in ''etesipe'' male, but the white markings larger and purer in colour, the red bars brighter. Forewing : black discal bars R3-SM2 placed as in ''etesipe'' female, being much more proximal than in ''etesipe'' male, discal bar M2-SM2 not clearly separated from the respective median one, white postdiscal interspace M2-SM2 3.5 mm. broad at M", and 5 mm. at SM2, black postdiscal patch M2-SM2 larger than in ''etesipe'' male. Hindwing: rufous red postdiscal spots C-R2 very conspicuous, the following postdiscal interspaces also more or less rufous red, median and submedian bars M2-(SM1) closer together than in ''etesipe''. Length of forewing: male, 38 mm. Genital armature not essentially different from that of ''Ch. etesipe.'' Hab. Quebe R., Angola (Penrice), 1 male. This curious species resembles much more the female of ''Ch. etesipe'' than the male on the upperside of the hindwing, while on the forewing the pattern recalls that of ''Ch. etesipe cacuthis'' from Madagascar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charaxes penricei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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