Charaxes pondoensis

Pondo Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Charaxini
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. pondoensis
Binomial name
	Charaxes pondoensis; van Someren, 1967
Synonyms
	Charaxes ethalion pondoensis van Someren, 1967;

The Pondo Emperor (Charaxes pondoensis) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 48–60 mm in females. They fly year-round, with peaks October/November and March to May.^[2]

Taxonomy

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

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

Van Someren V.G.L 1967 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IV. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)277-316.[1] 285 plate 1

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