Common Green Charaxes t & Ivory Coast

& Ivory Coast

Pennsylvania

Their common names refer to the characteristic horns borne only by the males of most species in the group

commonly known as the devil's flower mantis or giant devil's flower mantis

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly in Philadelphia

Common Green Charaxes t & Ivory CoastCharaxes 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.