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Charaxes vansoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Charaxes vansoni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

Rank
  
Species

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Charaxes vansoni, the Van Son's emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 48–56 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. It flies year-round, with peaks from February to May and in spring.

The larvae feed on Peltophorum africanum.

Taxonomy

Charaxes vansoni is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

Charaxes vansoni Wikipedia