Common Green Charaxes t Their common names refer to

Their common names refer to the characteristic horns borne only by the males of most species in the group

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly in Philadelphia

This specimen is encased in a 6x6" frame

This African swallowtail is a master of batesian mimicry and can be found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies depicted in art

Common Green Charaxes t Their common names refer toCharaxes 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"x4" frame.