Charaxes ethalion

Charaxes ethalion
Satyr Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. ethalion
Binomial name
Charaxes ethalion
Boisduval, 1847

The Satyr Emperor or Satyr Charaxes (Charaxes ethalion) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–63 mm in females.[2]

Larvae feed on Albizia spp., Peltephorum africanum, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia ataxacantha, and Scutia myrtina.[1][2]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. e. binghami Henning, 1982
  • C. e. ethalion Boisduval, 1847
  • C. e. fisheri Henning, 1982
  • C. e. handmani Henning, 1982
  • C. e. kikuyuensis van Someren, 1967
  • C. e. kitungulensis Strand, 1911
  • C. e. littoralis van Someren, 1967
  • C. e. marsabitensis van Someren, 1967
  • ?C. e. nyasicus van Someren, 1975
  • C. e. nyanzae van Someren, 1967

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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