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A pair of Charaxes dowsetti from Malawi finally got a female to go with my male

That is a very beautiful species/pair indeed colin12303.

Welcome to our forum if no one has already said so.

My personal favorites among the Charaxes have always been the species with the short /sharp tails.

Thank you for sharing such a delightful species with us.

If you happen to have any others of special notoriety, rarity, or beauty then it would be nice to see them as well if you have the time.

There are quite a few of my posts and pictures on the old forum that can still be accessed but i can put more on

Thank you for the reminder Colin.
I checked and I found a thread on (some Charaxes) and another on (swallowtails of the US). Very nice material indeed.

I just noticed most of the pictures i put on the old site have now gone but there still was a few left on there
What short tailed charaxes were you refering to?

Hello again Colin,

I don't have any particulars when it comes to the short-tailed species of Charaxes. I like them all common or not.

While it could be said that most of the expensive species seem to lack tails; The ones I find more appealing are those species with the short stubby tails.