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Charaxes castor flavifasciatus - Giant emperor

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Charaxes castor

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Mozambique,Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
CannabaceaeTrema orientale (Larval foodplant)
CelastraceaeGymnosporia senegalensis (Larval foodplant)
CelastraceaePleurostylia africana (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeAfzelia quanzensis (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeCassia fistula (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeSchotia brachypetala (Larval foodplant)
PhyllanthaceaeBridelia micrantha (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 88.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 104.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Charaxes castor flavifasciatus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403580, retrieved 10 December 2024

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