Charaxes bohemani

Large Blue Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. bohemani
Binomial name
Charaxes bohemani
C. & R. Felder, 1859

The Large Blue Emperor, Large Blue Charaxes, or Divebomber Charaxes (Charaxes bohemani) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 65–75 mm in males and 78–95 mm in females. Their flight period is year-round.[2]

Description

A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 374-376 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )

The larvae feed on Afzelia quanzensis, Brachystegia spiciformis, Julbernardia globiflora, Lonchocarpus capassa, Dalbergia nitidula, Scotia brachypetala, and Xeroderris stuhlmanni.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group

the supposed clade members are

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013 [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Charaxes, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005
  3. "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013".

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