Anybody can phone in an order for flowers, but when your gift is a $200 butterfly, you get to discuss the proboscis! Why are these butterflies so rare? It's the color! The blue coloration is produced by the scattering of light due to air spaces in the wing scales, which are yellow-brown. The females have no air spaces and their wings remain yellow-brown in color. The females sit in the undergrowth awaiting the males which sail around the tree-tops. The explorer Otto Michael, who accompanied Dr. Paul Hahnel on expeditions, gives a very enthusiastic account of the species, bearing the name of the most beautiful woman of the ancient world. The group rhetenor has a characteristic furrowing in the forewing and sexual dimorphism. Of course, if you want, we can change the species name on the label to your girlfriend, and you can say you discovered it. About 6" wide and 4" tall in an 8" by 8" frame. Origin: Argentina. |
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