Common Green Charaxes vibrant home piece Battus belus can be found

Battus belus can be found in Brazil

is a large and dark-colored species native to Southeast Asia

Papilio dardanus has been described as "the most interesting butterfly in the world"

The background photograph was captured by Beth Watson at San Roch Cemetery in New Orleans

almost jewel-like appearance

Common Green Charaxes vibrant home piece Battus belus can be foundCommon Green Charaxes can be located in the lowland evergreen woodlands 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. The vibrant green color of this species is not produced structurally (through scales), but is instead a result of pigmentation. Delightfully displayed in a 5 x 5 frame.