Charaxes subornatus
Charaxes subornatus, the ornate green charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of evergreen forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia - A. brownei, A. gummifera and A. zygia.
Subspecies
- Charaxes subornatus subornatus
- Charaxes subornatus couilloudi Plantrou, 1976
- Charaxes subornatus minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921 is considered by some authorities to be a full species
Similar species
Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group. The clade members are:- Charaxes subornatus
- Charaxes eupale
- Charaxes dilutus
- Charaxes montis
- Charaxes minor
- Charaxes schiltzei
- Charaxes schultzei
- Charaxes virescens