Charaxes achaemenes
Charaxes achaemenes, the bushveld emperor or bush charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found across Africa.
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.
Larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Pterocarpus angolensis, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Dalbergia boehmii, Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Dalbergia nitidula, and Brachystegia spiciformis.Description
A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan. Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 460-463Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- C. a. achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867
- C. a. atlantica van Someren, 1970
- C. a. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925
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
