About Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764
The upperside of the body and approximately the inner half of the wings of Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 is white. This white area has a sharp boundary on the forewings that runs parallel to the length of the body, and a diffuse boundary on the hindwing that runs parallel to the hindwing margin. Outside the white area on the upperside, the wings range from orange to brown, marked with a pattern of lighter and darker flecks. The underside of both the body and wings mimics the appearance of a dead leaf. A slightly diffuse but distinct straight sepia brown line splits the underside of each wing into a zone adjacent to the body and a zone closer to the wing edges. The inner zone is mostly light beige, with three parallel, curved, interrupted grey-brown wavy lines that circle the point where the wing attaches to the body. A triangle, which sits at the front of the forewing and borders the dividing line, matches the dark grayish-brown color of the outer underside zone. On the underside, the outer zone of the hindwing features a line of distinct eyespots, while the forewing has less defined markings in this area. The outer spur on the hindwing is well developed. Males and females have the same appearance. A complete description of this species is provided by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K.
