Very similar to Charaxes etheocles but forewing above with postdiscal spots only in cellules 3—7 [4] In males of Charaxes vansoni the two subapical spots on the forewing upperside are blue, whereas in Charaxes phaeus they are white and the ground colour of the hindwing underside is pale coppery brown, with the silvery sheen comparatively reduced, extending only from the base along the costa and cell [5] The male differs from that of Charaxes fionae in the paler underside, larger greenish spots on the upperside, and wider pale wing margins.

the postdiscal spots of the forewing are all present, those in la and lb joined to the blue basal area; forewing with small blue marginal spots; marginal streaks of the hindwing thick and greenish.

Zambesi[7] It flies year-round, with peaks from February to May and in spring.

The larvae feed on Acacia nigrescens, Amblygonocarpus andongensis, Erythrophleum africanum, and Tamarindus indica.

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