Unknown leaf butterfly in Kirindo, Madagascar

I don't know the name of this species, but the bright orange/pink did get our attention.

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WildFlower

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The best match I've got for this butterfly is Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka. I don't know why they are so different.
http://www.charaxes.be/front/syst/2657
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=98117
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Club-tailed_Emperor_%28Charaxes_zoolina_betsimisaraka%29_underside_%288541685278%29.jpg Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  On a 4 year old photo, how wonderful of you! Posted 8 years ago

The Club-tailed emperor

''Charaxes zoolina'', the club-tailed emperor or club-tailed charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm in males and 50–58 mm in females. Flight period is from October to June.

Larvae feed on ''Entada'' - ''Entada spicata'', ''Entada abyssinica'', ''Entada natalensis'', ''Acacia natalitia'', ''Acacia schweinfurthi'', ''Acacia brevispica'', and ''Acacia kraussiana''.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower