Common Green Charaxes sunflower decor Appias nero is a butterfly

Appias nero is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found across Southeast Asia

in the Balkans up to northern Greece and in the Alps between Italy and France

Many dung beetles

& Congolian forests of Central Africa

Common Green Charaxes sunflower decor Appias nero is a butterfly*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.