Common Green Charaxes t This African swallowtail is a

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

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

commonly known as the devil's flower mantis or giant devil's flower mantis

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

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Common Green Charaxes t This African swallowtail is 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"x4" frame.