Charaxes zoolina

Charaxes zoolina
Club-tailed Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. zoolina
Binomial name
Charaxes zoolina
(Westwood, [1850])

The Club-tailed Emperor or Club-tailed Charaxes (Charaxes zoolina) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 50–58 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.[2]

Larvae feed on Entada spicata, Entada abyssinica, Entada natalensis, Acacia natalitia, Acacia schweinfurthi, Acacia brevispica, and Acacia kraussiana.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. z. betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872
  • C. z. ehmckei Dewitz, 1882
  • C. z. mafugensis Jackson, 1956
  • C. z. zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

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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