Charaxes castor

Charaxes castor
Giant Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. castor
Binomial name
Charaxes castor
(Cramer, [1775])

The Giant Emperor or Giant Charaxes (Charaxes castor) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 75–85 mm in males and 85–105 mm in females. The flight period is year-round but more common in late summer to autumn.[2]

Larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha, Afzelia quanzensis, Tragia spp., Gymnosporia spp., Maytenus senegalensis, Scotia brachypetala, Bredelia micrantha and Cassia fistula.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. c. arthuri van Someren, 1971
  • C. c. castor (Cramer, [1775])
  • C. c. comoranus Rothschild, 1903
  • C. c. flavifasciatus Butler, 1895

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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