Doxocopa cherubina and Prepona dexamenus dome
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.
Reference: N469
A high quality handmade glass dome with four Phoebis philea - the Orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas, these ones are from Peru. The species eats nectar from red-colored plants and the larvae feeds on Cassia species. Mounted in a Red Moor wood piece, previously treated and harmless, for the security and prevention of any bacterial problem, it is also presented two Hebomoja glaucippe from Thailand - this particular species presents glacontryphan-M in the wings, a peptide toxin belonging to the family contryphan that is an active constituent of the poisonous venom produced by cone snail (genus Conus). In the Hebomoia glaucippe this toxin works as a defense against predators.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x 30 cm
Weight: 2,4 Kg