Common Green Charaxes Butterfly the Central African Republic

the Central African Republic

They are typically nocturnal

the giant forest scorpion

Charaxes brutus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and can be found flying year round throughout Africa

Papilio paris is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia

Common Green Charaxes Butterfly the Central African Republic*Charaxes 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.