Charaxes marieps

Marieps Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. marieps
Binomial name
Charaxes marieps
van Someren & Jackson, 1957

The Marieps Emperor (Charaxes marieps) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 48–60 mm in males and 65–70 mm in females. Has two broods from September to November and March to May.[2]

Larvae feed on Ochna species.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

  1. 1 2 Charaxes, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005

34(3), 1980, 295-301 pdf

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