Common Green Charaxes gift card this beetle possesses a metallic

this beetle possesses a metallic body and primarily feeds on plant material

Many dung beetles

captured by Beth Watson at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah

Their green coloring is due to pigmentation

Common Green Charaxes gift card this beetle possesses a metallicCharaxes 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 5 x 5 frame.