Species Charaxes sempronius (Fabricius, 1793)
Tailed Emperor
Generic Combinations
- Charaxes sempronius (Fabricius, 1793). —
Braby, M.F. 2010. The merging of taxonomy and conservation biology: a synthesis of Australian butterfly systematics (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea). Zootaxa 2707: 1-76 [Date published 3 Dec 2010] [64]
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Smiles, R.L. 1982. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polyura Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 44(3): 115-237 [153]
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Nymphalidae. pp. 243-248, 359-360 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [245]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D.Dietr. [CAESALPINIACEAE] Bird-of-paradise Flower; Acacia mearnsii De Wild. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle; Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl [LAURACEAE] Camphor Laurel; Senna alata (L.) Roxb. [CAESALPINIACEAE] Candlebush; Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) I.C.Nielsen [MIMOSACEAE] Cape Wattle; Acacia baileyana F.Muell. [FABACEAE] Cootamundra Wattle; Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. [CAESALPINIACEAE] Flame Tree; Acacia spectabilis Benth. [FABACEAE] Glory Wattle, Pillaga Wattle, Mudgee Wattle; Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L. Wendl. [FABACEAE] Golden Wreath Wattle; Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. [MALVACEAE] Kurrajong; Acacia maidenii F.Muell. [FABACEAE] Maiden's Wattle; Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp. [OCHNACEAE] Ochna; Acacia podalyriifolia G.Don [FABACEAE] Queensland Silver Wattle; Guilfoylia monostylis (Benth.) F.Muell. [SURIANACEAE] Scrub Ooline; Celtis paniculata (Endl.) Planch. [ULMACEAE] Silky Celtis; Acacia dealbata Link [FABACEAE] Silver Wattle; Acacia neriifolia Benth. [FABACEAE] Silver Wattle; Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Albizia procera (Willd.) Benth. [MIMOSACEAE] White Siris; Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne [CAESALPINIACEAE] Yellow Flame Tree; Mimosa pigra L. [MIMOSACEAE]; Albizia lebbeck (Willd.) Benth. [MIMOSACEAE]; Calliandra surinamensis Benth. [MIMOSACEAE]; Adenanthera abrosperma F.Muell. [MIMOSACEAE]; Albizia canescens Benth. [MIMOSACEAE]; Albizia retusa Benth. [MIMOSACEAE]; Cassia javanica Sieber ex Benth. [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Lagerstroemia indica L. [LYTHRACEAE]; Pararchidendron pruinosum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen [FABACEAE]; Jasminum aemulum R. Br. [OLEACEAE]; Brachychiton acerifolius Macarthur & C.Moore [STERCULIACEAE]; Brachychiton discolor F.Muell. [STERCULIACEAE]; Sterculia sp. [STERCULIACEAE]; Celtis philippensis Blanco [ULMACEAE]; Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Caesalpinia mexicana A.Gray [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Cassia fistula L. [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Schizolobium parahybum Blake [CAESALPINIACEAE]; Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby [FABACEAE]; Robinia pseudoacacia L. [FABACEAE]; Wisteria sp. [FABACEAE]; Quercus palustris Du Roi [FAGACEAE]; Celtis occidentalis L. [ULMACEAE]; Celtis sinensis Pers. [ULMACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Caesalpinia ferrea, C. mexicana, Cassia fistula, Delonix regia, Schizolobium parahybum, Senna surattensis (Caesalpiniaceae), Robinia pseudoacacia, Wisteria sp. (Fabaceae), Quercus palustris (Fagaceae), Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), Albizia lebbeck, Calliandra sirunamensis, Mimosa pigra (Mimosaceae), Ochna serrulata (Ochnaceae), Celtis occidentalis, C. sinensis (Ulmaceae).
General References
Smiles, R.L. 1982. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polyura Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 44(3): 115-237 [153] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | NYMPHALIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Jul-2011 | 21-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |