Charaxes achaemenes

Charaxes achaemenes
Bushveld Emperor
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

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 zambesiana, Dalbergia boehmii, Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Dalbergia nitidula, Brachystegia spiciformis.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. a. achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867
  • C. a. atlantica van Someren, 1970
  • C. a. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925

References

  1. ^ a b c Charaxes, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005


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