Charaxes ethalion
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The Satyr Emperor or Satyr Charaxes (Charaxes ethalion) is a butterfly
of the family Nymphalidae
. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan
is 45–55 mm in males and 50–63 mm in females.
Larvae feed on Albizia
spp., Peltephorum africanum, Dichrostachys cinerea
, Acacia ataxacantha, and Scutia myrtina.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 45–55 mm in males and 50–63 mm in females.
Larvae feed on Albizia
Albizia
Albizia is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Central, South, and southern North America and Australia, but mostly...
spp., Peltephorum africanum, Dichrostachys cinerea
Dichrostachys cinerea
Dichrostachys cinerea, known as the Sicklebush, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree or Kalahari Christmas tree , is a legume of the genus Dichrostachys in the Fabaceae family....
, Acacia ataxacantha, and Scutia myrtina.
Subpecies
Listed alphabetically.- C. e. binghami Henning, 1982
- C. e. ethalion Boisduval, 1847
- C. e. fisheri Henning, 1982
- C. e. handmani Henning, 1982
- C. e. kikuyuensis van Someren, 1967
- C. e. kitungulensis Strand, 1911
- C. e. littoralis van Someren, 1967
- C. e. marsabitensis van Someren, 1967
- ?C. e. nyasicus van Someren, 1975
- C. e. nyanzae van Someren, 1967