Charaxes marieps, the Marieps emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 48–60 mm in males and 65–70 mm in females. Has two broods from September to November and March to May.
Larvae feed on Ochna species. The habitat is montane forest.
Notes on the biology of marieps are given by Pringle et al (1994).
Taxonomy
Charaxes marieps is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101. M. C. Williams and J.Boomker, 1980 The life cycle of Charaxes marieps. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34(3), 1980, 295-301 pdf