Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron C. & R. Felder, 1859


[South Africa] “Port Natal”


70 - 80 mm85 - 95 mm
Blue-spotted Charaxes
Blue-spotted Emperor

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
CannabaceaeCeltis africanaWhite Stinkwood
Trema orientalisCharcoal-tree
FabaceaeAfzelia quanzensisPod mahogany
Albizia adianthifoliaFlat-crown
MalvaceaeCola natalensis

Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeron is a member of the clade Charaxes tiridates

SpeciesAuthor
Charaxes (Charaxes) ameliaeDoumet, 1861
Charaxes (Charaxes) barnsiJoicey & Talbot, 1927
Charaxes (Charaxes) bipunctatusRothschild, 1894
Charaxes (Charaxes) bohemaniC. & R. Felder, 1859
Charaxes (Charaxes) cithaeronC. & R. Felder, 1859
Charaxes (Charaxes) fuscusPlantrou, 1967
Charaxes (Charaxes) imperialisButler, 1874
Charaxes (Charaxes) mixtusRothschild, 1894
Charaxes (Charaxes) monteiriStaudinger, 1885
Charaxes (Charaxes) nandinaRothschild & Jordan, 1901
Charaxes (Charaxes) numenesHewitson, 1859
Charaxes (Charaxes) overlaetiSchouteden, 1934
Charaxes (Charaxes) pythodorisHewitson, 1873
Charaxes (Charaxes) smaragdalisButler, 1865
Charaxes (Charaxes) tiridatesButler, 1886
Charaxes (Charaxes) violettaGrose-Smith, 1885
Charaxes (Charaxes) xiphares(Stoll, 1781)
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