Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Charaxes brutus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes Rank Species | |
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Similar Charaxes castor, Charaxes pollux, Charaxes protoclea, Charaxes etesipe, Charaxes tiridates | ||
Charaxes brutus, the white-barred emperor or white-barred charaxes, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information).
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Average wingspan is 60–75 mm in males and 75–90 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.
charaxes brutus angustus
Description
A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. [1] page 429 et seq. (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 [2])
Life history
The larvae feed on Grewia species, Entandrophagma delevoi, Trichilia dregeana, Blighia unifugata, Melai azedarach, Trichilia emetica, and Ekebergia capensis.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
Taxonomy
The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:
References
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