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  2. Charaxes (Charaxes) castor
Charaxes castor(Cramer, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Charaxinae
  3. Charaxini
  4. Charaxes
  5. Charaxes
  6.  castor
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TL:   (800 - 2000 m.)

MU

75-85 mm

FU

85-105 mm

MD
FD
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishGiant Charaxes
    EnglishGiant Emperor
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CelastraceaeGymnosporia
    EuphorbiaceaeTragia
    FabaceaeAfzelia quanzensisPod mahogany
    FabaceaeCassia fistulaGolden rain tree
    FabaceaeSchotia brachypetalaWeeping boer-bean
    PhyllanthaceaeBridelia micranthaMitzeeri
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Charaxes (Charaxes) castor arthurivan Someren, 1971
    Charaxes (Charaxes) castor castor(Cramer, 1775)
    Charaxes (Charaxes) castor comoranusRothschild, 1903
    Charaxes (Charaxes) castor flavifasciatusButler, 1895
  • Charaxes (Charaxes) castor is a member of the clade Charaxes jasius:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Charaxes (Charaxes) andranodorusMabille, 1884
    Charaxes (Charaxes) ansorgeiRothschild, 1897
    Charaxes (Charaxes) brutus(Cramer, [1779])
    Charaxes (Charaxes) castor(Cramer, 1775)
    Charaxes (Charaxes) dowsettiHenning, 1989
    Charaxes (Charaxes) druceanusButler, 1869
    Charaxes (Charaxes) epijasiusReiche, [1850]
    Charaxes (Charaxes) eudoxus(Drury, 1782)
    Charaxes (Charaxes) hansaliFelder, 1867
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pelias(Cramer, 1775)
    Charaxes (Charaxes) phoebusButler, 1866
    Charaxes (Charaxes) phraortesDoubleday, 1847
    Charaxes (Charaxes) pollux(Cramer, 1775)
    Charaxes (Charaxes) richelmanniRöber, 1936
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