Charaxes guderiana
| Blue-spangled Emperor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. guderiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) | |
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The Blue-spangled Emperor, Guderian's Charaxes, or Blue Spangled Charaxes (Charaxes guderiana) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1] The habitat is Brachystegia woodland.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Flight period is from year-round.[2]
Larvae feed on Brachystegia spicaeformis, Brachystegia boehmii, Brachystegia taxifolia, Julbernardia globiflora, Amblygonocarpus adnongensis, and Dalbergia lactea.[1][2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- C. g. guderiana (Dewitz, 1879) (Angola, north-eastern Namibia, north-eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, southern and western Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa)
- C. g. rabaiensis Poulton, 1929 (coast of Kenya)
Taxonomy
Charaxes guderiana is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Ecozone
Afrotropical ecozone
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
- Charaxes guderiana images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes guderiana guderiana images at BOLD
- Charaxes guderiana rabaiensis images at BOLD
- Images of C. guderiana guderiana Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)