Papilio zalmoxis is a giant African butterfly in the family Papilionidae
& Congolian forests of Central Africa
It's preferred habitat is warm
It is common throughout many parts North America and ranges as far south as Colombia and Venezuela
including the Caribbean
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.