found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa
Nephila spiders are especially noted for the impressive webs they weave
and the Balkans
but some species can be found in China and Taiwan
Common Green Charaxes SWAG found in tropical and sub-SaharanCharaxes 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 x 4 frame.