131. Charaxes castor castor (Cramer, 1775)

WL: 50mm. C. castor flies in forests, degraded forest and Guinea savanna. Two subspecies occur along the African savanna region: nominate C. c. castor from Senegal to Nigeria and across to western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania; and C. c. flavofasciatus from eastern Kenya to South Africa. Subspecies C. c. arthuri and C. c. comoranus are endemic to Pemba Island and the Comoro Islands, respectively. Caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on several Fabaceae, Poaceae, Celastraceae, Ulmaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Iridaceae . Previous references. Regions: Tombali. Authors: Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.