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The males of this species are well known and
popular in collections They are low cost items
and can sometimes be bought in multiples.

However, have you ever seen a female ?

For your viewing pleasure I offer two different
subspecies of this butterfly.

Top: Charaxes mars dohertyi (Sulawesi)
Bottom: Charaxes mars madensis (Buru)

**Note: I.D. correction by daveUK

Hello trehopr
What you have there are two males.
The top one is a male C mars dohertyi from Sulawesi
The bottom one is a male C mars madensis from Buru
C mars madensis is rarer in collections. I have males of both subspecies. Have not seen females of either subspecies for sale.

Thank you very much dave for the i.d. correction !

Sometimes, I just take the word of others who seem
wiser in some matters but, they too have been proven wrong
by posting pics like these on a worldwide forum.