Charaxes pythodoris, the powder-blue charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. 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.
Charaxes tiridates group.
The supposed clade members are:
Charaxes tiridatesCharaxes numenes - similar to nextCharaxes bipunctatus - similar to lastCharaxes violettaCharaxes fuscusCharaxes mixtusCharaxes bubastisCharaxes albimaculatusCharaxes barnsiCharaxes bohemaniCharaxes schoutedeniCharaxes monteiriCharaxes smaragdalisCharaxes xipharesCharaxes cithaeronCharaxes nandinaCharaxes imperialisCharaxes ameliaeCharaxes pythodoris? Charaxes overlaetiFor a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013.
C. p. pythodoris (Angola, north-western Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Ethiopia, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)C. p. davidi Plantrou, 1973 (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)C. p. knoopae Plantrou, 1982 (western Nigeria)C. p. nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889 (coast of Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)C. p. occidens van Someren, 1963 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)C. p. pallida van Someren, 1963 (central Tanzania)C. p. sumbuensis Henning, 1982 (Zambia: southern Lake Tanganyika)C. p. ventersi Henning, 1982 (Malawi: gorges and valleys down the sides of the Zomba Plateau)
