Bug FAQGreen-veined Emperor
Charaxes candiope · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
Also called: Green-veined Charaxes
The Green-veined Emperor has a wingspan of about 45 to 55 mm for males and 50 to 60 mm for females. Its upper wings are tawny-orange with green-coloured veins and a green costal edge. It lives across most of sub-Saharan Africa, favouring forests, savannas, gardens and farms, and flies from October to June.
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How to recognize it
The upperside is tawny or orange-tawny with a slightly paler basal area, and the forewing veins and costal edge are green.
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Size
Males measure 45 to 55 mm across the wings, while females are a bit larger at 50 to 60 mm.
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Where it lives
It inhabits forests and savannas, but not arid savanna, and is also found in gardens and agricultural areas.
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What it eats
Caterpillars have large green bodies with horned heads and feed on Croton sylvaticus, C. gratissimus and C. megalocarpus.
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Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from October through June.
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When you see it
The flight period spans the months October to June.
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Where it comes from
The species occurs throughout most of the Afrotropical realm, i.e., sub-Saharan Africa.
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More photos
Same family (Nymphalidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charaxes_candiope
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