Charaxes Butterfly

13×19 watercolor

19×25 framed

The intricately patterned Charaxes butterfly, also known as the Two-tailed Pasha, is a stunning harmony of warm yellow to red hues plus black and cool greys. My watercolor depicts the underside wings of the species Charaxes jasius, the only European species of the genus. Charaxes butterflies are of the Nymphalidae family.