Club-tailed emperor

Charaxes zoolina

''Charaxes zoolina'', the club-tailed emperor or club-tailed charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 50–58 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.

Larvae feed on ''Entada'' - ''Entada spicata'', ''Entada abyssinica'', ''Entada natalensis'', ''Acacia natalitia'', ''Acacia schweinfurthi'', ''Acacia brevispica'', and ''Acacia kraussiana''.
Unknown leaf butterfly in Kirindo, Madagascar I don't know the name of this species, but the bright orange/pink did get our attention. Charaxes zoolina,Club-tailed emperor,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar

Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ ''C. z. betsimisaraka'' Lucas, 1872
⤷ ''C. z. ehmckei'' Dewitz, 1882
⤷ ''C. z. mafugensis'' Jackson, 1956
⤷ ''C. z. zoolina''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusCharaxes
SpeciesC. zoolina
Photographed in
Madagascar