Charaxes ethalion
Charaxes ethalion, the satyr emperor or satyr charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. Description. The wingspan is 45–55 mm in males and 50–63 mm in females."Ch. ethalion" Bdv. Very nearly allied to "c. etheocles" and only differing in the male in the genital armature and in the female in having the cell of the forewing above unicolorous, never with light spots. Male: wings above velvety black, almost without metallic gloss. Forewing above without marginal spots and at most with a postdiscal and a discal spot; spot in the cell  often absent. Hindwing with small or indistinct whitish submarginal dots and greenish, in cellules 4—-6 often red-yellow marginal streaks. The female is similar to that of "etheocles" f. "etheocles", but has no spot in the cell of the forewing. The markings are white, ochre-yellow or bluish. Cape to British East Africa. — Larva unicolorous green with a yellowish-bordered spot on the sixth segment. —ab. "kitungulensis" Strand has two postdiscal spots in 6 and 7, but no other light spots on the forewing. German East Africa. A full description is also given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900  Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:478-479 (for terms see "Novitates Zoologicae" Volume 5:545-601 ) Biology. The habitat is forest and dense moist savanna, including Brachystegia woodland. Larvae feed on "Albizia" spp., "Peltophorum africanum", "Dichrostachys cinerea", "Acacia ataxacantha", and "Scutia myrtina". Notes on the biology of "ethalion" are given by Pringle et al (1994), and Kielland, J. (1990). Subspecies. Listed alphabetically: Similar species. "Charaxes pondoensis" and "Charaxes karkloof" Taxonomy. "Charaxes ethalion" is a member of the large species group "Charaxes etheocles" Realm. Afrotropical realm at Consortium for the Barcode of Life.