Charaxes jasius is a stable species with no currently recognized subspecies.
   They are found up to 700–800 meters above sea level.
    Their preferred terrain is thick, mixed scrub forests, often on hillsides, in hot and dry regions.         They are found wherever their larval host plants are abundantly available.
   They are a fast flying butterfly that displays territorial behavior.
   They are also known for hill-topping.
   Adults of both sexes are attracted to fermenting fruits. (they are attracted to the ethanol contained therein and can be baited with wine and other alcoholic beverages.)
   Their forewings have the margin slightly curved, while in the hind ones the outer border is rounded and present two eye catching codicles that recall those of the Papilionidae.

   The dorsal surface of the forewings is of velvety brown color with the margin crossed by a yellow orange band, followed by a thin yellow stripe formed by a series of small specks.

   The dorsal sides of the wings are dark brown with orange margins and the hindwings have two short tails, where there are a few blue markings.

   The ventral side of the wings is reddish brown with a series of darker bands edged with white or gray. The orange marginal band is also present on the undersides of the wings and it is preceded by a white transversal band.

   Charaxes jasius is bivoltine or trivoltine, meaning that it has two or three generations per year depending on latitude and altitude