Butterflies

Heliconius charithonia, commonly known as the Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian, is a butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae within the family Nymphalidae. First described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae, this species is easily recognized by its bold black-and-white striped wings, an aposematic pattern that warns predators of its unpalatability. It is also the state butterfly of Florida.

Distributed throughout South and Central America and extending north into southern Texas and peninsular Florida—with seasonal migrations into other U.S. states—this particular specimen originates from Cuba. It is beautifully mounted on a handmade branch of Namibian redwood and presented under a glass dome, creating a refined and captivating display piece.

The Colotis antevippe is a stunning butterfly species belonging to the Pieridae family, native to the Afrotropical realm.

This particular set features five exquisite specimens from Tanzania, elegantly displayed on a Redmoor wood branch in natural positions. Their vibrant coloration makes them a captivating decorative piece and a prized addition for collectors.

An extraordinary framed pair of Coscinocera hercules—commonly known as the Hercules moth—showcasing the striking differences between male and female specimens. The male, smaller and darker, features long, slender tails on its wings, while the female is significantly larger and paler, making the sexual dimorphism in this species both dramatic and visually fascinating.

Endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia, the Hercules moth belongs to the Saturniidae family and is considered the largest moth in Australia and New Guinea. With a wingspan of up to 27 centimeters and a wing surface area of nearly 300 square centimeters, it holds the record for the largest documented wing area of any living insect.

The moths display a beautiful golden-brown and white coloration, highlighted by transparent “windows” on each wing. While the overall patterning remains relatively consistent between sexes, the shape and size differences provide a dynamic contrast.

This superb pair is meticulously mounted in a 60 x 60 cm black lacquered wood and glass frame, making it a stunning centerpiece for collectors and natural history enthusiasts alike.

A striking species of the Pieridae family, notable for its pronounced sexual dimorphism. The males display vivid red to lilac tones on the upper wings, while the females exhibit more subdued brown and grey coloration.

Native to Madagascar, this beautifully preserved specimen is mounted on a natural Redmoor wood branch, creating a delicate and visually captivating presentation.

An extraordinary display featuring three stunning Heliconius charithonia from Cuba, two Heliconius doris from Peru, and two Dysmorphia nemesis from Peru. Their remarkable colors and delicate wing patterns create a visually striking composition, making this a perfect statement piece for collectors and décor enthusiasts alike.

Papilio blumei, commonly known as the Peacock Swallowtail, is a stunning butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family. Endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, this butterfly showcases a wingspan ranging from 120 to 140 mm. One of the most captivating features of P. blumei is the metallic hues adorning its wings, which become particularly mesmerizing when observed from specific angles. What makes this butterfly truly remarkable is the presence of rows of minute concave surfaces on its wings, reflecting light in a multitude of ways. Notably, the central concave surface emits a yellow-green light, while the edges shimmer with a captivating blue. This collection includes four specimens, each meticulously preserved in a handmade glass dome.

A superb Glass Dome showcasing Morpho achilles, cisseis, and peleides butterflies. This beautiful composition features magnificent blue and black Morpho butterflies, including four Morpho achilles from Peru, one Morpho cisseis from Peru, and one Morpho peleides from Colombia. A truly one-of-a-kind piece.

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.

Attacus atlas, the Atlas moth, is a large saturniidae moth endemic to the forests of Asia. One of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan measuring up to 24 cm (9.4 in).

This beautiful species came from Thailand.

The white Dragontail butterfly, characterized by its exquisite form and delicate transparent wings. Native to the vast expanse from India to Southeast Asia, this particular specimen hails from the enchanting landscapes of Thailand.

Elevate your creative spirit with these stunning ethically sourced butterflies. Committed to responsible practices, we procure all our insects from reputable rearing projects and employ ethical collecting methods that actively contribute to the preservation of native habitats. This, in turn, not only supports the delicate ecosystems but also provides sustainable income to rural villages, offering a meaningful alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture. 

Behold the beauty of a stunning glass dome housing five Daphnis nerii, commonly known as the Army Green moth. This large hawk-moth species can be found in expansive regions across Africa, Asia, and Hawaii. With its migratory nature, it gracefully travels to parts of eastern and southern Europe, including Turkey, and on rare occasions, even reaches western Europe, including England, and extends as far north as Scotland during the summer season.

The specimens within this collection were carefully sourced from Egypt, adding to their allure. The unique coloration and intricate patterns of the Daphnis nerii make them a truly captivating species. Their vibrant presence adds a touch of fascination and wonder to any decorative setting.

African death's-head hawkmoth glass dome, with two Acherontia atropos, from South Italy and have sharp a skull image in the dorsum.

Phoebis philea (from Colombia), Appias nero (from Philippines) and Delias descombesi (from Indonesia) glass dome.

Highly decorative glass dome with four butterflies of each species, shining colours and beautifully mounted in a handmade Redmoor piece of wood.

One of a Kind piece.

Bunaea aslauga couple in a glass dome. The Madagascar emperor moth, is an African moth belonging to the family Saturniidae.

The male differ from the female (on the back) in size and completely different antlers. 

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.

Handmade glass dome with five Papilio dardanus, from Congo and four Papilio memnon, from Thailand.

Beauty color contrast with this butterfly species.

Beautiful white glass frame with a Papilio ulisses from Ceram - Moluccan Isl , a very exclusive species with it's bright contrast of black and deep blue.

Papilio ulysses popularly named Ulysses Butterfly, Blue Mountain Swallowtail, Mountain Blue or Blue Emperor, is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family and Papilioninae subfamily, found in the Australian biogeographic region and native to the Wallacea area and the island of Nova Guinea, Bismarck archipelago and northern Australia.

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.

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.

A superb butterflies glass dome with five Napeocles jucunda, from Peru and four Hebomoia leucippe, from Celebes Islands.

The contrasting colors of the deep blue and black of the Napeocles jucunda with the deep yellow and orange of the Hebomoia leucippe make it exceptional.

A great handmade One of a Kind decor piece.

Thyridia psidii, Lycorea halia cleobaea and Lycorea ilione lamira in a black glass frame.

These beautiful delicate butterflies are all from Peru.

Glass dome with three Cymothoe sangaris butterflies.

Cymothoe sangaris, the blood-red glider, is a species of butterfly from the Nymphalidae family found in Central Africa.

Palla decius and Hypolimnias dexithea in a golden base glass dome.

Palla decius, the white-banded palla, from Congo. Hypolimnias dexithea from Madagascar.

Both belonging to the Nymphalidae family.

Superb examples of how beautiful butterflies can be.

Wood glass dome with two Papilio ulysses from Ceram - Moluccan Island, a superb exclusive species with bright contrast of black and deep blue.

Papilio ulysses - popularly named as Ulysses Butterfly, Blue Mountain Swallowtail, Mountain Blue or Blue Emperor - it is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family and Papilioninae subfamily, found in the Australian biogeographic region and native to the Wallacea area and the island of Nova Guinea, Bismarck archipelago and Northern Australia.

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.

Thysania agrippina is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776.

The most commonly accepted English name is the "White witch". Thysania agrippina is a competitor for title of "largest insect". This may be true by the measure of wingspan—a Brazilian specimen with a wingspan of almost 30 cm (12 in) appears to hold the record.  The "White witch" occurs from Uruguay to Mexico. One story of the derivation of the common name: early naturalists collected specimens of birds and bats with shotguns. An enormous darting flyer high in the canopy was a tempting target. Firing a cloud of pellets at a "White witch" moth did not necessarily bring it down, however, because the body is small relative to the wing area.

Very hard to find nowadays this perfectly beautiful specimen from Peru.

One of a kind handmade piece.

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.

Callicore lyca and Catonephele numilia glass vitrine.

Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Superb coloured specimen. It is found from the south of Mexico to Peru, these one's are from Perú.

Catonephele numilia, the Blue-Frosted Banner, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Central and South America. This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers.

An exceptional decor piece.

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.

Handmade glass dome in a Redmoor wood brach, displaying four Chorinea faunus, from Bolivia know as Long-tailed glass wing because of is transparent wings, two Rhetus arcius, from Perú is an exceptional beautiful little butterfly and two Ancyluris formosissima, from Perú considered as well one of the most beautiful butterfly.

One of a Kind decor piece!

A Papilio family frame, displaying:

Papilio maacki - from China

Papilio memnon - from Thailand

Papilio nireus - from Congo

Papilio delalandei - from Madagascar

Papilio lormieri - from Congo

Papilio antenor - from Madagascar

Beautiful set on a white wood frame.

A pair of Rothchildia jacobaea in a glass vitrine with black lacquered wood base.

These are ex-pupa specimen from M.Mayr collection. From S.Gabriel - Buenos Aires Prov. Argentine. 

One of the most beautiful moth, hard to find.

Glass dome with 9 Delias belladonna butterflies, these butterflies are of a great beauty, from the Himalayas to China and India to Thailand.

These ones came 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.

Brass glass dome with two Papilio ulysses from Ceram - Moluccan Island, a superb exclusive species with bright contrast of black and deep blue.

Papilio ulysses - popularly named as Ulysses Butterfly, Blue Mountain Swallowtail, Mountain Blue or Blue Emperor - it is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family and Papilioninae subfamily, found in the Australian biogeographic region and native to the Wallacea area and the island of Nova Guinea, Bismarck archipelago and Northern Australia.

Argema mittrei ( female ) - Madagascar Moon butterfly is a very big size moth, with a beautiful colour and shape.

A nature prodigy from Madagascar.

Displayed in a glass cage.

Glass dome with three Hebomoia leucippe butterflies.

Great and vivid colors!

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.

Pharmacophagus antenor, the giant swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae.

As the common name implies, it is large (12 to 14cm wingspan) and endemic to Madagascar.

It is the only species in the afro-tropical genus Pharmacophagus.

Glass dome with specimen of great beauty, for your home decoration!

Glass dome with giant moth, from Thailand.

Male and female of Argema mittrei known as Comet moth or Madagascan moon moth, is a huge beautiful dark yellow moth, seldom seen in this quality.

Male and female of Actias selene known as Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth, is a species of saturniid moth from Asia.

This species is popular among amateur entomologists. They fly mainly at night.

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.

A Papilio antenor in a white wood glass frame.

The Madagascar giant swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae. As the common name implies, it's large (12– to 14-cm wingspan) and endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Pharmacophagus.

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.

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.

Papilio antimachus in a black 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.

Ornithoptera priamus, also known as  Green birdwin or New Guinea birdwing is a widespread species of birdwing butterfly found in the central and south Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, and north-east Australia.

Male are smaller and shows strong green and black colour, female are much bigger and have dark brown colour with clouds of white. Due to habitat environment deforestation this species is know in appendix II of Cites and this ones have Nº E-08191/18 Bundesamt fur Naturschutz, Bonn – Germany.

Mounted in a black glass frame.