Charaxes cacuthis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[1] The habitat consists of lowland and coastal forests.
A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan (1900). Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267025/#page/295/mode/1up page 457-458 as subspecies of Charaxes etesipe (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae volume 5:545-601 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22556#page/9/mode/1up)Seitz- Very similar to Charaxes etesipe In the male, however, the blue transverse band is continuous and about . in breadth, not narrowed anteriorly; the blue spots in cellules la and lb on the forewing are about 6 mm. in breadth and joined together into a band. The female is distinguished by having the broad median band of the upper surface white on the hindwing and to vein 2 or 3 of the forewing, thence orange-yellow to the costal margin of the forewing. Madagascar.[2] The tails of both sexes are longer than those of any other members of the etesipe group.
The larvae feed on Annona senegalensis.
Closely related to Charaxes penricei and Charaxes etesipe [3]
Charaxes cacuthis is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe.
The clade members are: