Charaxes alpinus, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.
Description Larger than the closely related Charaxes ethalion with shorter and more robust tails; underside darker and more reddish brown Pringle et al, 1994. Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, 2nd edition The habitat consists of montane forests in the Eastern Highlands.
Biology Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Albizia adianthifolia.
Taxonomy Charaxes alpinus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
References
Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101.
External links Charaxes alpinus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life African Butterfly Database Range map via search