Charaxes marieps
| Marieps emperor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. marieps
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes marieps van Someren & Jackson, 1957
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Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 48–60 mm in males and 65–70 mm in females. Has two broods from September to November and March to May.[2]
Larvae feed on Ochna species.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
- ^ a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101.[1]
- M. C. Williams and J.Boomker, 1980 The life cycle of Charaxes marieps. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
34(3), 1980, 295-301 pdf
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