Charaxes marieps
Species of butterfly
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Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. marieps |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes marieps | |
The wingspan is 48–60 mm in males and 65–70 mm in females. Has two broods from September to November and March to May.[4]
Larvae feed on Ochna species.[3][4] The habitat is montane forest.
Notes on the biology of marieps are given by Pringle et al (1994). [5]
Taxonomy
Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
