Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.[3]
| Marieps emperor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. marieps
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes marieps | |
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.[4]
Larvae feed on Ochna species.[3][4] The habitat is montane forest.
Notes on the biology of marieps are given by Pringle et al (1994). [5]
Taxonomy
editCharaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
edit- ^ Coetzer, B.H. (2020). "Charaxes marieps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4562A168309585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4562A168309585.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.
- ^ a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Pringle et al , 1994. Pennington’s Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2nd edition
- 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.[1]
- 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
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