The specimen is encased in a 3 x 4“ frame
which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings
It is common throughout many parts North America and ranges as far south as Colombia and Venezuela
Papilio zalmoxis is a giant African butterfly in the family Papilionidae
Common Green Charaxes moth The specimen is encased inCharaxes 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). The specimen is encased in a scientific Riker Mount measuring 3. 5x2x0.