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For Demon charaxes, see Charaxes etheocles.

Demon emperor
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Charaxini
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. phaeus
Binomial name
Charaxes phaeus
Hewitson, 1877
Synonyms
  • Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. coryndoni Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes etheocles f. imitatrix Niepelt, 1924

The Demon emperor or Dusky charaxes (Charaxes phaeus) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]

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.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia nigrescens, Amblygonocarpus andongensis, Erythrophleum africanum, and Tamarindus indica.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. ^ a b Charaxes, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005


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