Charaxes violetta

Charaxes violetta
Violet-spotted Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. violetta
Binomial name
Charaxes violetta
Grose-Smith, 1885

The Violet-spotted Emperor or Violet-spotted Charaxes (Charaxes violetta) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 75–85 mm in females. Species is double brooded from August to October and April to June.[2]

Larvae feed on Blighia unijugata and Deinbollia species.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. v. maritima van Someren, 1966
  • C. v. melloni Fox, 1963
  • C. v. meru van Someren, 1966
  • C. v. violetta Grose-Smith, 1885

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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