Charaxes protoclea azota - Flame-bordered emperor

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Charaxes protoclea
Charaxes protoclea

Photo(s): Alan Gardiner, Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: photo shows the male. The larger female is quite different with a narrow red border, orange spots in the forewing and large white patches in fore- and hindwings above. The underside is paler purplish with a distinct yellowish bar.
Distribution: Most common in forested areas of Mozambique and Eastern Zimbabwe. It only just enters into coastal South Africa.
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Related plant species:
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeAfzelia quanzensis (Food plant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBrachystegia spiciformis (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Charaxes protoclea azota.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400750, retrieved 28 March 2024

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