Charaxes balfouri is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Socotra. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between .
Description A full description is given by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae 7:287-524. page 361-362 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Taxonomy Charaxes varanes group. Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)
The group members are Charaxes varanes Charaxes fulvescens very similar to varanes Charaxes acuminatus very pointed forewing Charaxes balfouri Charaxes analava Charaxes nicati Charaxes bertrami perhaps subspecies of varanes Charaxes saperanus Charaxes defulvata
Etymology The name honours the collector Isaac Bayley Balfour.
References
External links Charaxes balfouri images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life African Butterfly Database Range map via search