the giant forest scorpion
Papilio pericles is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae
Parnassius apollo is named for the Greek god Apollo
Salamis anacardi dupree is native to Madagascar
The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly inside the mausoleum at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta
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.