Melanitis amabilis Ambon SERAM

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Satyrinae, First named by Boisduval, in 1832.

Colour: Male topside (recto) brown with thick white bar on forewing. Female brown with similar bar but orange in colour. The (verso) undersides of both sexes is a mix of browns, leaf-like with small eye marking in orange, black and white.

Size: Wingspan 70-80mm

Comments & Applications: One of many tropical Satyrid  butterflies. Eye catching bar on forewings. A useful species in butterfly framing, domes, artwork, photography, interior design and film

Format: Unmounted, papered, wings folded, requires relaxing and setting

More information: Wikipedia – Captive Breeding