Charaxes kheili

Charaxes kheili is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the north-western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of woodland savanna.

Description
''Ch. kheili'' Stgr. male: wings above with black ground-colour; forewing with large blue marginal spots, a row of 8 or 9 blue, or in cellules 6 and 7 white postdiscal spots at 5 mm. from the distal margin, 2—4 discal spots in 3—6, and usually also a blue spot in the cell. Hindwing behind the middle in cellules 2—5 with a somewhat irregular band of 4—5 spots; submarginal and marginal spots small and blue. Under surface as in ethalion.Female unknown. Congo and Niam-niam-land.

Taxonomy
Charaxes kheili is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Realm
Afrotropical realm