Charaxes pelias

Charaxes pelias, the protea emperor or protea charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in South Africa. The wingspan is 60–70 mm in males and 65–75 mm in females. It has successive broods from September to April. The larvae feed on , Osyris compressa, Osyris lanceolata, and Rafnia species.

Charaxes pelias

Charaxes pelias, the protea emperor or protea charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in South Africa. The wingspan is 60–70 mm in males and 65–75 mm in females. It has successive broods from September to April. The larvae feed on , Osyris compressa, Osyris lanceolata, and Rafnia species.