Charaxes protoclea

Charaxes protoclea
Flame-bordered Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. protoclea
Binomial name
Charaxes protoclea
Feisthamel, 1850

The Flame-bordered Emperor or Flame-bordered Charaxes (Charaxes protoclea) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found Subsaharan Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 75–95 mm in females. Has two broods from October to November and from February to June.[2]

Larvae feed on Afzelia quanzensis, Brachystegia spiciformis, and Julbernardia globiflora.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. p. azota (Hewitson, 1877)
  • C. p. catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934
  • C. p. cedrici Canu, 1989
  • C. p. nothodes Jordan, 1911
  • C. p. protoclea Feisthamel, 1850
  • C. p. protonothodes van Someren, 1971

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


Stub icon This article related to members of the butterfly sub-family Charaxinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.