Charaxes ethalion

Satyr emperor
Two female specimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. ethalion
Binomial name
Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
Nymphalis ethalion Boisduval, 1847 Nymphalis erithalion Doubleday, 1849 Charaxes rosae Butler, 1895 Charaxes ethalion f. swynnertoni Poulton, 1919 Charaxes ethalion ethalion f. aurantimacula van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyassana f. cithaeronides van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyassana f. suppressa van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyassana f. imitans van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyasana van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyassana f. demaculata van Someren, 1967 Charaxes ethalion nyasicus van Someren, 1975 Charaxes etheocles f. ethalionoides Carpenter, 1945 Charaxes ethalion f. howardi van Someren and Jackson, 1952

Charaxes ethalion, the satyr emperor or satyr charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–63 mm in females.

Larvae feed on Albizia spp., Peltophorum africanum, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia ataxacantha, and Scutia myrtina.

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Charaxes ethalion is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Afrotropical ecozone

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