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词条 Charaxes achaemenes
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  1. Description

  2. Subspecies

  3. Taxonomy

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Bushveld emperor
| image = NovaraExpZoologischeTheilLepidopteraAtlasTaf59, Charaxes achaemenes.jpg
| image_caption = Male upper and underside
| image2 = Novitates Zoologicae1900PlateXII, Charaxes achaemenes, ♀.jpg
| image2_caption = Female upperside
| taxon = Charaxes achaemenes
| authority = C. & R. Felder, 1867
| synonyms =
  • Charaxes achaemenes fasciatus Suffert, 1904
  • Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes ab. glaucomaculata Cordeiro, 1990
  • Charaxes achaemenes f. monticola Joicey and Talbot, 1925
  • Charaxes jocaste Butler, 1869
  • Charaxes achaemenes ab. minor Storace, 1948
  • Charaxes achaemenes f. erythraea Storace, 1948

}}Charaxes achaemenes, the bushveld emperor or bush charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found across Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]

Larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Pterocarpus angolensis, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Dalbergia boehmii, Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Dalbergia nitidula, and Brachystegia spiciformis.[1][2]

Description

A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267025/#page/295/mode/1up] page 460-463 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22556#page/9/mode/1up])

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • C. a. achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
  • C. a. atlantica van Someren, 1970 (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)
  • C. a. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, western Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)

Taxonomy

Charaxes achaemenes is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe

The clade members are

  • Charaxes etesipe nominate
  • Charaxes penricei
  • Charaxes achaemenes
  • Charaxes paradoxa
  • Charaxes cacuthis

See also

  • List of national parks in Africa
  • Protected areas of Cameroon

References

1. ^Charaxes achaemenes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren (1970). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19402#page/249/mode/1up]

External links

  • Images of C. achaemenes achaemenes Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
  • Images of C. achaemenes monticola Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
  • Charaxes achaemenes images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
  • African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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