Charaxes howarthi Minig 1976

Charaxes howarthi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, northern Angola, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).^[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and open forests.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Albizia antunesiana.

Notes on the biology of howarthi are provided by Kielland (1990) and Larsen (1991)^{[4] [5]}

The name honours Graham Howarth.

Taxonomy

The male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes chintechi ^[6]

References

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• Charaxes howarthi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Charaxes howarthi ssp. images at BOLD
• Images of C. howarthi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)

Charaxes howarthi is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1976 door Minig.