and Southeast Asia
This specimen is encased in 3"x4" frame
The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly in Philadelphia
Heterometrus cyaneus
Common Green Charaxes elegant décor and Southeast AsiaCharaxes 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.