Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Charaxes guderiana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Charaxes bohemani, Charaxes druceanus, Charaxes achaemenes, Charaxes baumanni, Charaxes phaeus | ||
Charaxes guderiana, the blue-spangled emperor, Guderian's charaxes or blue-spangled charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat is Brachystegia woodland.
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The wingspan is 50–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Its flight period is year round.
Larvae feed on Brachystegia spicaeformis, Brachystegia boehmii, Brachystegia taxifolia, Julbernardia globiflora, Amblygonocarpus adnongensis, and Dalbergia lactea.
Subspecies
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Taxonomy
Charaxes guderiana is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Ecozone
Afrotropical ecozone
References
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