Common Green Charaxes t The background photo was taken

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah

This specimen is encased in a 6"x6" frame

This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame

it is large (12– to 14-cm wingspan) and endemic to Madagascar all year round

is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae

Common Green Charaxes t The background photo was takenCharaxes 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.