Charaxes montis


Charaxes montis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

Described as a subspecies of Charaxes dilutus, later regarded as a full species by Victor Van Someren.

Similar species

Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group. The clade members are:
Bouyer et al., 2008 erected the genus Viridixes Bouyer & Vingerhoedt, 2008 to accommodate species belonging to the eupale species group.

Realm

Afrotropical realm