Callicore lyca Aegina numberwing MEXICO
£7.95
Aegina Numberwing butterfly
Sex: Male
Quality: A1/A1- (good to perfect)
Format: Unmounted, papered, wings folded, requires relaxing and setting
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Description
Description
Taxonomy Identification: Family, Nymphalidae, First named by Doubleday in 1847
Colour: The base colour of the topside (recto) wings is black with a bright orange-yellow bar on the forewing and a blue patch on the hindwing. The underside (verso) forewing is similar but paler while the verso hindwing is much “busier” with pale yellowish brown lines splashed with dashes and lines of blue.
Size: Wingspan 43-48mm
Comments & Applications: The callicore family contains some of the most beautiful patterns on small delicate butterfly’s of any genre. Commonly known as the Aegina numberwing butterfly due to the arrangement of patterns on the verso hindwing. An extremely popular species with collectors and the trade. Perfect for applications in framing domes, artwork, photography, interior design and film
Format: Unmounted, papered, requires relaxing and setting
More information: Wikipedia
Additional information
Additional information
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