Charaxes jahlusa
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The Pearl-spotted Emperor or Pearl Spotted Charaxes (Charaxes jahlusa) is a butterfly
of the family Nymphalidae
found in southern Africa.
The wingspan
is 43–56 mm in males and 50–62 mm in females. Flight period is from October to March, some species are year-round.
Larvae feed on Pappea capensis, Dalbergia melanoxylon, and Haplocoelum foliosum.
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...
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 43–56 mm in males and 50–62 mm in females. Flight period is from October to March, some species are year-round.
Larvae feed on Pappea capensis, Dalbergia melanoxylon, and Haplocoelum foliosum.
Subpecies
Listed alphabetically.- C. j. argynnides Westwood, 1864
- C. j. ganalensis Carpenter, 1937
- C. j. jahlusa (Trimen, 1862)
- C. j. kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
- C. j. kigomaensis van Someren, 1975
- C. j. mafiae Turlin & Lequeux, 1992
- C. j. rwandensis Plantrou, 1976
- C. j. rex Henning, 1978