Charaxes pelias

Protea Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. pelias
Binomial name
Charaxes pelias
(Cramer, [1775])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelias Cramer, [1775]
  • Eriboea pelopia Hübner, [1819]

The Protea Emperor or Protea Charaxes (Charaxes pelias) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 60–70 mm in males and 65–75 mm in females. It has successive broods from September to April.[3]

The larvae feed on Hypocalyptus obcordatus, Osyris compressa, Osyris lanceolata, and Rafnia species.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:

References

  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
  2. 2.0 2.1 Charaxes, funet.fi
  3. 3.0 3.1 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005

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