Charaxes brutus

White-barred Emperor
Charaxes brutus natalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. brutus
Binomial name
Charaxes brutus
(Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio brutus Cramer, 1779
  • Papilio cajus Herbst, 1790
  • Charaxes brutus alcyone f. nigribasalis Sevastopulo, 1973
  • Charaxes brutus angustus f. fractifascia Le Cerf, 1923
  • Charaxes brutus angustus ab. nigrescens Le Moult, 1933
  • Charaxes brutus var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885

The White-barred Emperor or White-barred Charaxes (Charaxes brutus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information).

Average wingspan is 60–75 mm in males and 75–90 mm in females. 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 429 et seq. (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )

Life history

The larvae feed on Grewia species, Entandrophagma delevoi, Trichilia dregeana, Blighia unifugata, Melai azedarach, Trichilia emetica, and Ekebergia capensis.[2][3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

Taxonomy

The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:

References

  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. ISBN 1-86872-724-6.
  3. Charaxes, funet.fi

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