Charaxes chintechi

Charaxes chintechi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and Mozambique.^[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo)

Charaxes chintechi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. chintechi
Binomial name
Charaxes chintechi van Someren, 1975 [1][2]
Synonyms
Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. cytila Rothschild, 1900 Charaxes manica f. chintechi van Someren and Jackson, 1952 Charaxes manica f. protomanica van Someren, 1966 Charaxes protomanica van Someren, 1975 Charaxes pseudomanica Minig, 1976 Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976 Charaxes chintechi f. oriens Rydon, 1990 in Kielland, 1990 Charaxes chintechi f. ochrepicta Rydon, 1990 in Kielland, 1990

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

Charaxes chintechi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles The male is very similar to both Charaxes manica and Charaxes howarthi ^[4]