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The Savannah Charaxes or Scarce Forest Emperor (''Charaxes etesipe'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. ==Description== The wingspan is for male. The females are larger, reaching . The uppersides of the forewings are blackish blue with greenish tint. The outer margin are generally denticulate, with a series of white discal spots. In the hindwings of both sexes there are short tails and a complete series of large pale blue patches. The undersides of the wings are variegated with cream and drab colours. Adults are on wing from August to October and from March to June. There are two generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. (2005). ''Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa''. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.〕 The larvae of ssp. ''tavetensis'' feed on ''Afzelia quanzensis'', ''Dalbergia nitidula'', ''Securidaca longipeduncularis'' and ''Margaritaria discoidea''. Other subspecies have been recorded on ''Entada'' and ''Afzelia quanzensis''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charaxes etesipe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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