Summary ²

Charaxes varanes, the pearl emperor, Karkloof emperor, or pearl charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Africa from Saudi Arabia to South Africa.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Didier Descouens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charaxes_varanes_vologeses_(M%C3%A2le)_(face_dorsale).jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charaxes_varanes_varanes

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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