Charaxes cithaeron

Charaxes cithaeron
Blue-spotted Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. cithaeron
Binomial name
Charaxes cithaeron
C. & R. Felder, 1859

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

The wingspan is 70–80 mm in males and 85–95 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]

Larvae feed on Trema orientalis, Albizia adianthifolia, Celtis africana, Cola natalensis, Chaerachme aristata, Bafia racemosa, Afzelia quanzensis, Milletia sutherlandi, Maytenus senegalensis, and Craibia brevecaudatus.[2][1]

Subpecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • C. c. cithaeron C. & R. Felder, 1859
  • C. c. joanae van Someren, 1964
  • C. c. kennethi Poulton, 1926
  • C. c. nairobicus van Son, 1953
  • C. c. nyasae van Someren, 1964

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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