Charaxes howarthi

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.

Charaxes howarthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. howarthi
Binomial name
Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976 [1][2]

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]