Charaxes plantroui, the pink-washed demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, northern and central Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria. The habitat consists of drier forests and dense Guinea savanna. It is locally common in its habitat.Larsen, T.B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books, Svendborg, Denmark
The larvae feed on Albizia zygia, Albizia adianthifolia, Afzelia africana, Griffonia simplicifolia, Andira inermis and Dalbergia saxatilis.
Distribution and habitat Charaxes plantroui is found in several West African countries. Its preferred habitat consists of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, particularly areas with dense canopy cover.
References
External links Images of C. plantroui Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project) Charaxes plantroui images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life includes paratype Charaxes plantroui f. simonae images at BOLD Charaxes plantroui guioi images at BOLD guioi?