Charaxes bohemani

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 southern Africa.[1]

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

Larvae of Charaxes bohemani feed on Afzelia quanzensis, Brachystegia spiciformis, Julbernardia globiflora, Lonchocarpus capassa, Dalbergia nitidula, Scotia brachypetala, and Xeroderris stuhlmanni.[2][1]

References

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