Charaxes (Charaxes) pelias (Cramer, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Charaxinae
  3. Charaxini
  4. Charaxes
  5. Charaxes


[South Africa]: “Kaap de Goede Hoop”


60 - 70 mm65 - 75 mm
Suikerbos-dubbelstert
Protea Charaxes
Protea Emperor

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
FabaceaeHypocalyptus sophoroides
Rafnia
SantalaceaeOsyris compressaCape sumach
Osyris lanceolata

Charaxes (Charaxes) pelias 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
Distribution
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