| Marieps emperor | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. marieps |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes marieps van Someren & Jackson, 1957 | |
Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
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.
Larvae feed on Ochna species. The habitat is montane forest.
Notes on the biology of marieps are given by Pringle et al (1994).
Taxonomy
Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
- Coetzer, B.H. (2020). "Charaxes marieps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4562A168309585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4562A168309585.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Pringle et al , 1994. Pennington’s Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2nd edition
- 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.
- M. C. Williams and J.Boomker, 1980 The life cycle of Charaxes marieps. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
34(3), 1980, 295-301 pdf
External links
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