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Charaxes karkloof ( Inglês )

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Charaxes karkloof, the Karkloof emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.^[3]

Larvae feed on Ochna arborea, Ochna natalitia, and Ochna serrulata.^[2]^[3] Notes on the biology of karkloof are provided by Pringle et al (1994)^[4]

Charaxes karkloof is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Listed alphabetically.^[2]

C. k. capensis van Someren, 1966 .^[5](South Africa: Eastern Cape Province)
C. k. karkloof van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
C. k. trimeni Rydon, 1994 ^[6](South Africa: Western Cape Province to Saasveld, and Hoogekraal Pass near George)

From the type locality Karkloof in Natal

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ ^a ^b 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
^ Van Someren, V.G.L. 1966. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 18: 45-101.
^ Rydon, AQ.H.B. 1994 Description of a new subspecies of Charaxes karkloof Van Someren and Jackson. In: Pringle et al, 1994. Pennington’s Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2ndedition: 97:197

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.[1]

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Charaxes karkloof, the Karkloof emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–60 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.

Larvae feed on Ochna arborea, Ochna natalitia, and Ochna serrulata. Notes on the biology of karkloof are provided by Pringle et al (1994)