Charaxes martini is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi. The habitat consists of riparian forests.
The larvae feed on Diospyros natalensis natalensis.
Taxonomy Charaxes martini is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Subspecies Charaxes martini martini (Malawi: Mount Mlanje) Charaxes martini helenae Henning, 1982 Henning, S.F. 1982. Description and biology of a new subspecies of Charaxes martini van Someren from Zomba Mountain, Malawi, and a description of the early stages of Charaxes martini martini (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Miscellanea Entomologica 49: 93-97.(Malawi: west and north of the Zomba Plateau)
References
Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101. Van Someren, 1974 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29 (8):415-487. Additional notes
External links Charaxes martini martini images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life