Charaxes usambarae

Charaxes usambarae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.^[3] The habitat consists of lowland, sub-montane and montane forests.

Charaxes usambarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. usambarae
Binomial name
Charaxes usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952[1][2]
Synonyms
Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952 Charaxes usambarae f. mariae Mollet, 1974 Charaxes usambarae f. collinsi van Someren, 1975 Charaxes usambarae maridadi f. pseudorosae Collins, 1987 Charaxes usambarae maridadi f. bella Collins, 1987

The larvae feed on Albizia - A. zimmermannii and A. gummifera.

Subspecies

• Charaxes usambarae usambarae (north-eastern Tanzania)
• Charaxes usambarae maridadi Collins, 1987 ^[4](north-eastern Tanzania)

Taxonomy

Charaxes usambarae is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles. It was first described as a subspecies of Charaxes pembanus.

Differs from Charaxes mccleeryi in the more dentate wing margins ^[5]