Charaxes karkloof information

Karkloof emperor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. karkloof
Binomial name
	Charaxes karkloof; van Someren & Jackson, 1957

Charaxes karkloof, the Karkloof emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.^[3]

Larvae feed on Ochna arborea, Ochna natalitia, and Ochna serrulata.^[2]^[3] Notes on the biology of karkloof are provided by Pringle et al (1994)^[4]

^ 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

[1] 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.

[funet-2] "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[4] Pringle et al , 1994. Pennington’s Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2nd edition

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