Giant Cicada Butterfly Trichogomphus simpson is a member

Trichogomphus simpson is a member of Dynastinae

aka the Ulysses butterfly or the Blue emperor

Previously thought to produce the blue colour by Tyndall scattering

Cymothoe sangaris is found throughout the Guinean forests along the West African coast

It can be found from Vermont to Florida and from eastern Texas to the Great Plains

Giant Cicada Butterfly Trichogomphus simpson is a memberQuesada gigas, also known as the chichara grande, coyoyo, or coyuyo, is a species of large cicada native to North, Central, and South America. One of two species in the genus Quesada, it is the widest ranging cicada in the Western Hemisphere. This species was formally known as Tympanoterpes giga. The wings have been painted with gold liquid gilding and are not naturally golden color. This specimen is encased in a 6"x6" frame.