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Charaxes etesipe (Godart, [1824])

Subspecies

  • [Charaxes] etesipe etesipe (Godart, [1824])
    - etheta (Godart, [1824])
    - castoroides (Poulton, 1926)
    - caeruleotincta (Carpenter, 1945)

Adult morphologyWingspan40
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)754
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)441
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Bombacaceae
    - Ceiba
  • Erythroxylaceae
    - Erythroxylum
  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Croton
    - Phyllanthus
    - Ricinus
    - Securinega
    - Tragia
  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Cassia
    - Dalbergia
    - Entada
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago

  • Bombacaceae
    - Ceiba
  • Erythroxylaceae
    - Erythroxylum
  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Croton
    - Phyllanthus
    - Ricinus
    - Securinega
    - Tragia
  • Fabaceae
    - Afzelia
    - Cassia
    - Dalbergia
    - Entada
  • Rhamnaceae
    - Ventilago

Charaxes etesipe
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011