Charaxes paphianus, the Falcate Red Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya. The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests. The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia brevispica.