also known as the chichara grande
Cyclommatus metallifer are mostly located in Southeast Asia
which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings
The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at a New Orleans
Common Green Charaxes SWAG also known as the chicharaCharaxes 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.