African Bluewing - 5x4 Riker MountAfrican Bluewing (Charaxes smaragdalis) Wingspan: 3 1 2 4 inches The African Bluewing (Charaxes smaragdalis) has two nice shades of blue, a very dark navy blue and a lighter powder blue. The Charaxes family is a group of swift flying African butterflies. Some can fly up to 40 miles per hour! Not surprisingly, the Charaxes smaragdalis has a very large body and thick, durable wings that makes it a pleasure to work with. These thick wings and body no

To choose your butterflies

brighter red on any other butterfly in the world

it is a little less vibrant

Pastel Papillion (Batesia hypochlora)

Violet Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella)

The Clown Butterfly (Amazon Beauty) has a wonderful dorsal side with two blue bands on black

Once it's perpendicular and there's a light shining down on it

Wingspan: 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 inches

and the aqua green fang-like pattern is a little more iridescent

African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus alcippus)

We offer a few different similar species

almost like moonlight itself