Charaxes pythodoris

Description

Charaxes pythodoris, the powder-blue charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of drier forests, riparian forests, heavy savanna and light arid savanna. The larvae feed on Craibia brownii, Craibia laurentii, Craibia brevicaudata and Craibia affinis.