Charaxes (Emperor Butterflies)

Genus

Emperor Butterflies

Charaxes

11 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

Species in this group

Tawny Rajah

Tawny Rajah

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes bernardus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Green-Veined Emperor

Green-Veined Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes candiope

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Two-Tailed Pasha

Two-Tailed Pasha

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes jasius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
White-Barred Emperor

White-Barred Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes brutus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Variegated Rajah

Variegated Rajah

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes kahruba

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pointed Pearl Emperor

Pointed Pearl Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes acuminatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Lesser Blue Charaxes

Lesser Blue Charaxes

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes numenes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Western Blue Charaxes

Western Blue Charaxes

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes smaragdalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White Pearl Emperor

White Pearl Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes varanes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Forest Queen

Forest Queen

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes wakefieldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Forest-King Charaxes

Forest-King Charaxes

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Charaxes xiphares

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Emperor Butterflies

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
2 of 11
~60%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 11
~60%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 11
~50%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 11
~40%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 11
~30%
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 11
~30%
7 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
2 of 11
~30%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 11
~30%
9 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 11
~30%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 11
~20%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 11
~20%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 11
~20%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 11
~20%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 11
~20%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 11
~20%
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 11
~10%
17 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 11
~10%
18 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 11
~10%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 11
~10%
20 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 11
~10%
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 11
~10%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 11
~10%
23 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 11
~10%
24 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 11
~10%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 11
~10%
26 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 11
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 11
~40%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 11
~30%
3 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 11
~30%
4 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 11
~20%
5 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 11
~20%
6 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
7 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
8 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
9 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
10 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
11 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 11
~10%
12 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
13 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
14 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 11
~10%
15 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 11
~10%
16 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 11
~10%
17 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
18 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 11
~10%
19 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 11
~10%
20 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 11
~10%
21 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 11
~10%
22 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 11
<5%