Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.[4]
Larger than the closely related Charaxes ethalion with shorter and more robust tails; underside darker and more reddish brown [5] The habitat consists of montane forests in the Eastern Highlands.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Albizia adianthifolia.
Charaxes alpinus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.
Charaxes alpinus is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1957 door Van Someren & Jackson.
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