Charaxes karkloof

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

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

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

Similar species

Charaxes ethalion and Charaxes pondoensis

Taxonomy

Charaxes karkloof is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

• C. k. capensis van Someren, 1966 .(South Africa: Eastern Cape Province)
• C. k. karkloof van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
• C. k. trimeni Rydon, 1994 (South Africa: Western Cape Province to Saasveld, and Hoogekraal Pass near George)

Etymology

From the type locality Karkloof in Natal

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19523#page/77/mode/1up

External links

• Charaxes karkloof images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Charaxes karkloof karkloof images at BOLD
• Charaxes karkloof capensis images at BOLD