Appias nero is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found across Southeast Asia
This species prefers hills and flowery alpine meadows of the continental European mountains
The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles
the giant forest scorpion
Parnassius apollo is named for the Greek god Apollo
Common Green Charaxes atl pick up only Appias nero 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.