Common Green Charaxes entomology The background photograph was taken

The background photograph was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta

The queen butterfly's larvae feed primarily on milkweed plants

Encased in a 6" x 6" frame

Marpesia coresia can be found in Peru

Common Green Charaxes entomology The background photograph 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 5 x 5 frame.