[1] Charaxes mars is a large butterfly with forewings with concave outer edge and hindwings each with a tail.

The upper side of the forewings is dark blue and light in the basal part.

male Tawny colour of upperside of hindwing not reaching in front of R1; black postdisco-submarginal patches all fused together (except dots M2S-M2), patch M1-M2 elongate, vein R3 and outer half of M1 black, tawny admarginal interspaces SC2- R2 faintly indicated; tail shorter than in mars dohertyifemale Unknown.

Upperside Forewing: blackish brown, no blue tone, white discal band broader than Ch.

This article related to members of the butterfly subfamily Charaxinae is a stub.