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Lot 4398

Group of Four Artistic Butterfly Presentations

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16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$1,625 inc. premium

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Group of Four Artistic Butterfly Presentations

Order: Lepidoptera
Morpho didius, Heraclides thoas, Phoebis philea,
Pereute charops, Asterope leprieuri, Fountainea ryphea,
Aphrissa statira, Marpesia corinna, Metamorpha elissa,
Napeocles jucunda, Tythorea harmonia, Urania,
Doxocopa lalurentia, Heraclides garleppi, Memphis glauce,
Eurema salome, Paulogramma pyracmon, Polygrapha cyanea, Heloconius wallacei, Pereute callinira, Urania leilus, Fountainea glyceria, Marpesia Marcella, Heliconius erato, Anteos clorinde, Pyristia nise, Neographium leucasspis, Caligo illoneus, Pterourus zagreus, Anteos menippe, Papilionidae
Modern Peru

Four frames of butterflies comprising a total of 99 butterflies make a delightfully decorative group. Artfully arranged to suggest the colorful creatures in flight, each presentation includes a spectacular variety of specimens. Over 180,000 species have been described within the order Lepidoptera, which includes both butterflies and moths. The name Lepidoptera is derived from the Greek, meaning scaly winged.
Two large frames each measuring 20 x 13in; Two small frames each measuring 16 x 25in

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Please note, to clarify what is seen in the illustration: The framed butterflies were originally photographed against a white back drop paper and then the image was placed against the black background in the auction catalog. The butterflies are actually framed with double-sided glass and the specimens are adhered to the glass surface. Therefore, one can see through to the wall behind the frame.

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