Charaxes protoclea azota - Flame-bordered emperor

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Photo(s): Alan Gardiner, Catapu, Mozambique

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Notes:

photo shows the male. The larger female is quite different with a narrow red border, orange spots in the forewing and large white patches in fore- and hindwings above. The underside is paler purplish with a distinct yellowish bar.

Distribution:

Most common in forested areas of Mozambique and Eastern Zimbabwe. It only just enters into coastal South Africa.

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