Scarce Forest Emperor entomology taken in Venice

taken in Venice

Xylocopa caerulea is a species of carpenter bee that is widely distributed in Southeast Asia

strikingly colored brush-footed butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia

They can range from the Southwestern edge of the US to as far south as Northern Mexico

including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet

Scarce Forest Emperor entomology taken in VeniceCharaxes etesipe, aka the savannah charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in tropical east and west Africa and in Madagascar in a mosaic of habitats but mainly in Afrotropical forest. The specimen is encased in a 3 x 4 frame.