TL: [South Africa] “Port Natal” (1700 m.)
Similar species
70-80 mm
85-95 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishBlue-spotted Charaxes
EnglishBlue-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 (C.) cithaeron cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859 Charaxes (C.) cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964 Charaxes (C.) cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926 Charaxes (C.) cithaeron nairobicus van Son, 1953 Charaxes (C.) cithaeron nyasae van Someren, 1964
- Charaxes (C.) cithaeron is a member of the clade Charaxes tiridates:
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Species Author Charaxes (C.) ameliae Doumet, 1861 Charaxes (C.) barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Charaxes (C.) bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes (C.) bohemani C. & R. Felder, 1859 Charaxes (C.) cithaeron C. & R. Felder, 1859 Charaxes (C.) fuscus Plantrou, 1967 Charaxes (C.) imperialis Butler, 1874 Charaxes (C.) mixtus Rothschild, 1894 Charaxes (C.) monteiri Staudinger, 1885 Charaxes (C.) nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 Charaxes (C.) numenes Hewitson, 1859 Charaxes (C.) overlaeti Schouteden, 1934 Charaxes (C.) pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 Charaxes (C.) smaragdalis Butler, 1865 Charaxes (C.) tiridates Butler, 1886 Charaxes (C.) violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 Charaxes (C.) xiphares (Stoll, 1781)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
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| Extinct | |
| Extinct in the wild | |
| Critically endangered | |
| Endangered | |
| Vulnerable | |
| Near Threatened | |
| Least Concern | |
| Lower Risk | |
| Legally protected | |
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