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Charaxes varanes (Pearl Emperor)

Synonyms: Charaxes austrinus; Coea veranessa; Papilio varanes

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pearl Emperor, Karkloof Emperor, or Pearl Charaxes (Charaxes varanes) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Africa from Saudi Arabia to South Africa. The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–90 mm in females. Flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Allophylus spp. and Cardiospermum halicacabum.
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Infraspecies

Charaxes varanes bertrami
Charaxes varanes brachycauda
Charaxes varanes defulvata
Charaxes varanes varanes
Charaxes varanes vologeses

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0