Common Green Charaxes atl pick up only the giant forest scorpion

the giant forest scorpion

Papilio zelicaon is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly inside the mausoleum at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta

The species habitat is in tropical scrub

Common Green Charaxes atl pick up only the giant forest scorpionCharaxes 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.