Charaxes pelias

Charaxes pelias
Protea Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. pelias
Binomial name
Charaxes pelias
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelias Cramer, [1775]

The Protea Emperor or Protea Charaxes (Charaxes pelias) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 60–70 mm in males and 65–75 mm in females. It has successive broods from September to April.[2]

Larvae of Charaxes pelias feed on Hypocalyptus obcordatus, Osyris compressa, Osyris lanceolata, and Rafnia species.[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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