Charaxes Saperanus
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''Charaxes saperanus'' is a
butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on
Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa.Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
/ref> The habitat consists of dry forests and patches of vegetation between plantations. The larvae feed on '' Allophylus'' species.


Taxonomy

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Charaxes varanes ''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.Charaxes varanes ''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.Charaxes fulvescens'' - very similar to ''varanes'' *'' Charaxes acuminatus'' - very pointed forewing *'' Charaxes balfouri'' *'' Charaxes analava'' *'' Charaxes nicati'' *'' Charaxes bertrami'' - perhaps subspecies of ''varanes'' *''Charaxes saperanus'' *''
Charaxes defulvata ''Charaxes defulvata'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of São Tomé. The habitat consists of forests. The species of butterfly was named by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1926. Taxonomy The species i ...
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Butterflies described in 1926 saperanus Endemic fauna of Mayotte {{Charaxinae-stub