Charaxes marieps explained
Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 48–60 mm in males and 65–70 mm in females. Has two broods from September to November and March to May.[2]
Larvae feed on Ochna species.[1] [2] The habitat is montane forest.
Notes on the biology of marieps are given by Pringle et al (1994).[3]
Taxonomy
Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19523#page/77/mode/1up
- M. C. Williams and J.Boomker, 1980 The life cycle of Charaxes marieps. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
34(3), 1980, 295-301 pdf
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/charaxinae/charaxes/ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816"
- Book: Woodhall, Steve . Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . 2005 . Cape Town, South Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-724-7 .
- Pringle et al, 1994. Pennington’s Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2nd edition
