Charaxes saperanus explained

Charaxes saperanus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa.^[1] The habitat consists of dry forests and patches of vegetation between plantations.

The larvae feed on Allophylus species.

Taxonomy

Charaxes varanes group.
Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)

The group members are:

• Charaxes varanes
• Charaxes fulvescens - very similar to varanes
• Charaxes acuminatus - very pointed forewing
• Charaxes balfouri
• Charaxes analava
• Charaxes nicati
• Charaxes bertrami - perhaps subspecies of varanes
• Charaxes saperanus
• Charaxes defulvata

References

• Charaxes saperanus images at Bold

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-22 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .