Charaxes castor | (Cramer, 1775) |
TL: (800 - 2000 m.)
75-85 mm
85-105 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Giant Charaxes English
Giant Emperor
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Celastraceae Gymnosporia Euphorbiaceae Tragia Fabaceae Afzelia quanzensis Pod mahogany Fabaceae Cassia fistula Golden rain tree Fabaceae Schotia brachypetala Weeping boer-bean Phyllanthaceae Bridelia micrantha Mitzeeri
- Subspecies
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Species Author Charaxes (Charaxes) castor arthuri van Someren, 1971 Charaxes (Charaxes) castor castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes (Charaxes) castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903 Charaxes (Charaxes) castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
- Charaxes (Charaxes) castor is a member of the clade Charaxes jasius:
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Species Author Charaxes (Charaxes) andranodorus Mabille, 1884 Charaxes (Charaxes) ansorgei Rothschild, 1897 Charaxes (Charaxes) brutus (Cramer, [1779]) Charaxes (Charaxes) castor (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes (Charaxes) dowsetti Henning, 1989 Charaxes (Charaxes) druceanus Butler, 1869 Charaxes (Charaxes) epijasius Reiche, [1850] Charaxes (Charaxes) eudoxus (Drury, 1782) Charaxes (Charaxes) hansali Felder, 1867 Charaxes (Charaxes) pelias (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes (Charaxes) phoebus Butler, 1866 Charaxes (Charaxes) phraortes Doubleday, 1847 Charaxes (Charaxes) pollux (Cramer, 1775) Charaxes (Charaxes) richelmanni Röber, 1936
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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