Common Green Charaxes romantic flower art Taenaris catops is a butterfly

Taenaris catops is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae

Tosena paviei is a cicada species from Southeast Asia

and has ranged as far south as Costa Rica

they're actually quite harmless and are only minor pests to beehives and crops

Common Green Charaxes romantic flower art Taenaris catops is a butterflyCharaxes 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.