Dixeia pigea Africa PH
£2.45 – £2.95
The Ant Heap White Butterfly
Format: Unmounted/papered requires relaxing and setting
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- Description
Description
Description
Taxonomy Identification: Family Pieridae, First named by Boisduval in 1836.
Colour: Topside (recto) is white with a thin black edge. The underside (verso) is creamy white with a streak of yellow on the hindwing.
Size: Wingspan 40-50mm
Comments & Applications: A lovely little butterfly native to Africa, commonly called the Ant Heap White butterfly. Likes ravine forest and thick bush areas. A popular butterfly within the trade used extensively for framing, domes, artwork, photography, interior design and film
Format: Unmounted, papered, wings folded, requires relaxing and setting
More information: Wikipedia – Captive Breeding