Charaxes karkloof

Karkloof emperor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. karkloof
Binomial name
	Charaxes karkloof; van Someren & Jackson, 1957

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]

Taxonomy

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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