Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Charaxes pelias | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Charaxes Rank Species | |
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Similar Charaxes phoebus, Charaxes ansorgei, Charaxes druceanus, Charaxes hansali, Charaxes manica | ||
Charaxes pelias, the protea emperor or protea charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 60–70 mm in males and 65–75 mm in females. It has successive broods from September to April.
The larvae feed on Hypocalyptus obcordatus, Osyris compressa, Osyris lanceolata, and Rafnia species.
Taxonomy
The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:
References
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