Common Green Charaxes moth Papilio zalmoxis is a giant

Papilio zalmoxis is a giant African butterfly in the family Papilionidae

which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings

in Indonesia

& Congolian forests of Central Africa

It's preferred habitat is warm

Common Green Charaxes moth Papilio zalmoxis is a giantCharaxes 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). The specimen is encased in a scientific Riker Mount measuring 3. 5x2x0.