The male strongly resembles the male Papilio ascalaphus

An enormous darting flyer high in the canopy was a tempting target

Common Name: Nawab

with a slight touch of iridescence

Nawab Butterfly in a Dome Heterometreus The male strongly resembles theSpecies Name: Charaxes spp. Common Name: Nawab Origin: Asia and Africa Size: 3. 5" Wooden Base x 4. 5" high The Nawab is a powerful and very fast flying butterfly, because of it's restless nature, photographers often struggle to take take photos of the Nawab. It feed of moisture mineralized in sand , gravel or surfaces of roads and also on juices of fermenting fruits. The scientific name is Polyura, from the Nymphalidae Family, they are native to the