though the iridescent parts of the wings do not have pigment
and Brazil
their numbers are declining due to pesticides
The Monarch Butterfly may be the most familiar North American butterfly
the Philippines
Common Green Charaxes gift card though the iridescent parts of*Charaxes 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.