Charaxes brutus

White-barred emperor
Charaxes brutus natalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. brutus
Binomial name
Charaxes brutus (Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
Papilio brutus Cramer, 1779 Papilio cajus Herbst, 1790 Charaxes brutus alcyone f. nigribasalis Sevastopulo, 1973 Charaxes brutus angustus f. fractifascia Le Cerf, 1923 Charaxes brutus angustus ab. nigrescens Le Moult, 1933 Charaxes brutus var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885

Charaxes brutus, the white-barred emperor or white-barred charaxes, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information).

Average wingspan is 60–75 mm in males and 75–90 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.

A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. [1] page 429 et seq. (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 [2])

The larvae feed on Grewia species, Entandrophagma delevoi, Trichilia dregeana, Blighia unifugata, Melai azedarach, Trichilia emetica, and Ekebergia capensis.

The following subspecies are recognised:

The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:

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