Common Green Charaxes atl pick up only 2 little bees in a

2 little bees in a patch of dried pink flowers

is a frequently spotted species found throughout western North America

both east and west of the Andes

The specimen is carefully preserved in a 3"x4" frame

Prosopocoilus astacoides is a beetle of the Family Lucanidae that has large & distinctive mandibles that are sometimes used in combat with male opponents during fights to establish dominance

Common Green Charaxes atl pick up only 2 little bees in aCharaxes eupale can be found in the lowland evergreen forests of Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, & Malawi. Their green coloring is due to pigmentation, as opposed to the color being produced structurally (scales). This specimen is encased in a 3 x 4 frame.