Common Green Charaxes SWAG Previously thought to produce the

Previously thought to produce the blue colour by Tyndall scattering

but also has a small variety of other North American pollinators and moths

Dione vanillae is a longwing butterfly that’s most commonly found in the southern areas of the United States

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

Marpesia coresia can be found in Peru

Common Green Charaxes SWAG Previously thought to produce theCharaxes 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.