Charaxes jahlusa

Pearl-spotted Emperor
Charaxes jahlusa depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. jahlusa
Binomial name
Charaxes jahlusa
(Trimen, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis jahlusa Trimen, 1862
  • Charaxes argynnides Westwood, 1864
  • Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis f. pallene van Someren, 1974
  • Charaxes jahlusa kigoma van Someren, 1974

The Pearl-spotted Emperor or Pearl Spotted Charaxes (Charaxes jahlusa) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in southern Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 43–56 mm in males and 50–62 mm in females. Flight period is from October to March, some species are year-round.[2]

Larvae feed on Pappea capensis, Dalbergia melanoxylon, and Haplocoelum foliosum.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Charaxes jahlusa is the sole member of the Charaxes jahlusa species group

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charaxes, funet.fi
  2. 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005

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