Reference: N427
Glass dome with 2 Lycorea cleobaea, the Tropical Milkweed butterfly. It is found from the Antilles, Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. Its habitat is the tropical rainforest.
2 Lycorea ilione, the Clearwing Mimic Queen, it occurs in the transitional rainforest and cloudforest, at an elevation of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.
And 2 Thyridia psidii, the Melantho Tigerwing or Clapping Ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
All these species came from Perú.
Dimensions: 14,5 cm diameter x 26 cm
Weight: 844 g
Glass dome with 2 Lycorea cleobaea, the Tropical Milkweed butterfly. It is found from the Antilles, Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. Its habitat is the tropical rainforest.
2 Lycorea ilione, the Clearwing Mimic Queen, it occurs in the transitional rainforest and cloudforest, at an elevation of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.
And 2 Thyridia psidii, the Melantho Tigerwing or Clapping Ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
All these species came from Perú.
Very special glass vitrine with three Kalima inachus, from Thailand and three Salamis anteva, from Madagascar.
The two species named as Deadleaf butterflies, because when the wings closed they look like a dead leaf and so predators don't catch them. One of each butterfly is mounted showing from the back side position to show the similarity with a dead leaf.
Papilio antimachus in a white wood frame.
Two specimen, one each side, showing the interior and the back of their magnificent wings. The African giant swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. With a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimetres, it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world.
The wings are long and narrow and the ground color is orange brown with black markings. Papilio antimachus live in the tropical rainforests of west and central Africa. The distribution area stretches from Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. The male is larger than the female and can be seen in groups at nectar. The females show themselves less, continually flying high above the tree tops.
The butterfly has no natural enemies because it is very toxic. This one came from Congo.
Attacus atlas or Atlas moth - a couple (male and female), from Thailand, in a black wood frame.
The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan measuring up to 24 cm (9.4 in). As in most Lepidoptera, females are noticeably larger and heavier than males, while males have broader antennae. Both forewings have a prominent extension at the tip, with markings that resemble the head of a snake, a resemblance which is exaggerated by movements of the wings when the moth is confronted by potential predators.Their habitat is primarily dry tropical forests, secondary forests, and shrublands across South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia, including Borneo.
Morpho glass vitrine.
The Cisseis Morpho, is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 147 mm and 180 mm.The upper side is blue-gray, the outer edge is largely bordered by black and broad black band extending over two-thirds of the forewing's costal edge, from Perú.
The Morpho peleides that lives in the rainforests of South America. This one is from Colombia.
And the Morpho aega that is the most common of all Morpho butterflies, but its electric blue color is fantastic. This one is from Brazil.
Lyssa zampa - The Laos Brown butterfly in white wood frame.
Lyssa is a moth very hard to get, from Thailand.
Red and black butterflies from Peru glass dome.
Composed by 3 Heliconius doris, 3 Adelpha lara, 3 Pereute callinira, 2 Heurytides hormodius and 2 Amarriate amathea.
Beautifully mounted in a Red Moor wood piece, previously treated and harmless, for the security and prevention of any bacterial problem.
A true One of a Kind piece.
Handmade glass dome with five Papilio dardanus, from Congo and four Papilio memnon, from Thailand.
Beauty color contrast with this butterfly species.
Papilio rumanzowia, the Red Mormon, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.
This fabulous dome have two pairs of male and female specimen, superb color and quality, mounted in handmade glass dome with a grey lacquered wood base.
These specimen came from Philippines.
Papilio machaon - Old World Swallowtail butterfly, from Italy, in a glass dome.
The most elusive butterfly from Europe, ten specimen mounted in a handmade Redwood branch.
Beautiful One of a Kind piece.
Glass dome with three Graphium sarpedon butterflies.
Graphium sarpedon, the common bluebottle or blue triangle in Australia, is a species of swallowtail butterfly that is found in South and Southeast Asia, as well as eastern Australia. These ones came from Indonesia.
A beautiful glass frame with 3 speciemen of each of Charaxes brutus and C. candiope showing both sides of the wings.
Charaxes brutus, the White-barred Emperor or White-barred Charaxes, both butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Charaxes candiope, the Green-veined Emperor or Green-veined charaxes are very territorial and according to the Guinness World Records is the most aggressive butterfly in existence.
Charaxes with closed wings usually have incredible patterns and colours.
3 Sazakia charonda, Japanese Emperor or Great Purple Emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) for females. They are common in the upper canopies of forests, only coming down to feed or to find salt sources. These ones from Korea.
And 3 Lexias pardalis jadeitina, the Common Archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, has a wingspan reaching about 80–90 millimetres (3.1–3.5 in). The upperside of the wings of the male are black with shimmering greenish-blue margins, especially in the hindwings. The uppersides of the cryptic wings of the larger females are dark brown with several rows of yellow spots, a pale green pattern on the lower wings. The wing pattern of yellow spots continue across the thorax and the abdomen. This ones are females and came from Thailand.
Heliconius doris - Doris Longwing, beautiful butterflies belonging to Nymphalidae family, from Peru.
Mounted in a Redmoor wood branch in a glass vitrine with white wood base.
A beautiful glass dome with three Morpho hecuba butterflies from Brazil.
It's the biggest of the genus, reaching 20cm.
Morpho hecuba, the Sunset butterfly, is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the subfamily Morphinae from Nymphalidae family.
Glass dome with 4 Doxocopa cherubina and 2 Prepona dexamenus, from Perú.
These two species belong to the Nymphalidae family, the metalic blue mixed with the black make them a unique decor piece.
Graphium codrus and Graphium antheus Glass Dome.
Papilionidea butterflies, the Graphium codros came from Sumatra, they are very colorful and big sized.
The Graaphium antheus known as Larger Striped Swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails), found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, these one's came from Congo.
Beautiful butterflies for decoration.
