Charaxes achaemenes

Bushveld Emperor
male upper and underside
female upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. achaemenes
Binomial name
Charaxes achaemenes
C. & R. Felder, 1867
Synonyms
  • Charaxes achaemenes fasciatus Suffert, 1904
  • Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes ab. glaucomaculata Cordeiro, 1990
  • Charaxes achaemenes f. monticola Joicey and Talbot, 1925
  • Charaxes jocaste Butler, 1869
  • Charaxes achaemenes ab. minor Storace, 1948
  • Charaxes achaemenes f. erythraea Storace, 1948

The Bushveld Emperor or Bush Charaxes (Charaxes achaemenes) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in across Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]

Larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Pterocarpus angolensis, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Dalbergia boehmii, Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Dalbergia nitidula, and Brachystegia spiciformis.[1][2]

Description

A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 460-463 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

Taxonomy

Charaxes achaemenes is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe

The clade members are

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Charaxes achaemenes, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005

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