home about search
biodiversity explorer
the web of life in southern Africa
Genus: Charaxes
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Charaxinae
List from Vári & Kroon (2002).
Charaxes achaemenes (Bushveld emperor)
Charaxes acuminatus
Charaxes alpinus
Charaxes baumanni
Charaxes bohemani (Large blue emperor)
Charaxes brainei
Charaxes brutus (White-barred emperor)
Charaxes candiope (Green-veined emperor)
Charaxes castor (Giant emperor)
Charaxes chittyi
Charaxes cithaeron (Blue-spotted emporer)
Charaxes druceanus (Silver-barred emperor)
Charaxes etesipe (Scarce forest emperor)
Charaxes ethalion (Satyr emperor)
Charaxes fulguratus
Charaxes gallagheri
Charaxes guderiana (Blue-spangled emperor)
Charaxes jahlusa (Pearl-spotted emperor)
Charaxes jasius (Foxy emperor)
Charaxes karkloof (Karkloof emperor)
Charaxes macclounii
Charaxes manica
Charaxes marieps (Marieps emperor)
Charaxes nichetes
Charaxes pelias (Protea emperor)
Charaxes penricei
Charaxes phaeus (Demon emperor)
Charaxes pollux
Charaxes pondoensis (Pondo emperor)
Charaxes protoclea (Flame-bordered emperor)
Charaxes pseudophaeus
Charaxes vansoni (Van son's emperor)
Charaxes varanes (Pearl emperor)
Charaxes violetta (Violet-spotted emporer)
Charaxes xiphares (Forest king emporer)
Charaxes zambeziensis
Charaxes zoolina (Club-tailed emperor)
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.