Charaxes ethalion es una especie de lepidoptera de la familia Nymphalidae. Se encuentra en el sur de África.[1]
Tiene una envergadura de alas de 45–55 mm en los machos y 50–63 mm las hembras.[2]
Las larvas se alimentan de especies de Albizia, Peltophorum africanum, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia ataxacantha y Scutia myrtina.[1][2]
Subespecies
Lista alfabética.[1]
- C. e. binghami Henning, 1982 (Zambia, northern Zimbabwe)
- C. e. ethalion Boisduval, 1847 (Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
- C. e. fisheri Henning, 1982 (Zambia: north to the southern part of Lake Tanganyika)
- C. e. handmani Henning, 1982 (Malawi: south to the Mlanje district)
- C. e. kikuyuensis van Someren, 1967 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
- C. e. kitungulensis Strand, 1911 (Tanzania, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Shaba, Maniema)
- C. e. littoralis van Someren, 1967 (eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania)
- C. e. marsabitensis van Someren, 1967 (Kenya: north to Mount Marsabit)
- C. e. nyanzae van Someren, 1967 (Uganda, south-western Kenya, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: east to Lake Mweru)
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