Charaxes achaemenes
Bushveld Emperor | |
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male upper and underside | |
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female upperside | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. achaemenes |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 | |
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The Bushveld Emperor or Bush Charaxes (Charaxes achaemenes) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in across Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]
Larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Pterocarpus angolensis, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Dalbergia boehmii, Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Dalbergia nitidula, and Brachystegia spiciformis.[1][2]
Description
A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 460-463 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- C. a. achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, south-eastern Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
- C. a. atlantica van Someren, 1970 (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)
- C. a. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri, western Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
Taxonomy
Charaxes achaemenes is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe
The clade members are
- Charaxes etesipe Nominate
- Charaxes penricei
- Charaxes achaemenes
- Charaxes paradoxa
- Charaxes cacuthis
See also
References
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren (1970). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.
External links
- Images of C. achaemenes achaemenes Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. achaemenes monticola Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes achaemenes images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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