The Japanese emperor or great purple emperor

perhaps due to the tetrahedral (diamond-like) structural arrangement of the scales or diffraction from overlying cell layers

It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia

With no arms or legs the snake skeleton is fairly simple

A beautiful pair of Damselflies with iridescent green colored wings

Alpine Black Swallowtail Butterfly in a Dome Material:Acrylic The Japanese emperor or greatSpecies Name: Papilio maakii (Summer type) Common Name: Black Alpine Butterfly Origin: Southeast Aisa Size: 7" diam. Wooden Base x 7" Made in Australia Also called the Papilio maackii, is widely held to be one of the most beautiful butterflies in Japan, covered with thousands of iridescent green or blue scales, the concentration of color in some areas, creates beautiful neon like waves. Their favorite food is the nectar of mikan trees, and other fruit