Charaxes cithaeron | C. & R. Felder, 1859 |
TL: [South Africa] “Port Natal” (1700 m.)
Similar species
70 - 80 mm
85 - 95 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Blue-spotted Charaxes English
Blue-spotted Emperor
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cannabaceae Celtis africana White Stinkwood Cannabaceae Trema orientalis Charcoal-tree Fabaceae Afzelia quanzensis Pod mahogany Fabaceae Albizia adianthifolia Flat-crown Malvaceae Cola natalensis
- Subspecies
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Species Author Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964 Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926 Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron nairobicus van Son, 1953 Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron nyasae van Someren, 1964
- Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron is a member of the clade Charaxes tiridates:
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Species Author Charaxes (Charaxes) ameliae Doumet, 1861 Charaxes (Charaxes) barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Charaxes (Charaxes) bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes (Charaxes) bohemani C. & R. Felder, 1859 Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron C. & R. Felder, 1859 Charaxes (Charaxes) fuscus Plantrou, 1967 Charaxes (Charaxes) imperialis Butler, 1874 Charaxes (Charaxes) mixtus Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes (Charaxes) monteiri Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes (Charaxes) nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 Charaxes (Charaxes) numenes Hewitson, 1859 Charaxes (Charaxes) overlaeti Schouteden, 1934 Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 Charaxes (Charaxes) smaragdalis Butler, 1865 Charaxes (Charaxes) tiridates Butler, 1886 Charaxes (Charaxes) violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 Charaxes (Charaxes) xiphares (Stoll, 1781)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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