Pelopidas mathias Small Branded Swift THAILAND (dry season)

£2.75

Palm Dart

Antique examples 1968

Sex: Male

Quality: A2 (poor) heavy flight wear, tears/chips, broken or loose antenna. Not perfect but remains unusual and collectable.

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

Availability: 1 in stock SKU: WB14795

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Hesperiidae, First named by Fabricius in 1798

Colour: Topside (recto) wings are coloured brown with white bars and dashes on forewing. The underside is brown faint white dots.

Size: Wingspan 25-33mm

Comments & Applications: A small brown skipper butterfly, commonly called the small branded swift butterfly. Seldom offered for sale, a connoisseur collectors species. Check out our full range of Oriental butterflies.

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

More information: Wikipedia – Captive Breeding

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