Wooden Base x 7" Acrylic Domes

The eyespots on the undersides of the wings of both males and females may be a form of automimicry in which a spot on the body of an animal resembles an eye of a different animal to deceive potential predator or prey species

The adult is brown above and has a dark conical bill

4"x6" Black Shadow Box Frame

thus demonstrating his fitness

Papilio ulysses Butterfly Frame original_gift Wooden Base x 7" AcrylicThis is known in Australia as the Dunk Island Butterfly, a common butterfly in our tropics and in our region of Oceania. Males are so beautiful. The sub species I import are from Indonesia, where they have a breeding or ranching program that ensures the survival of the butterflies. They are mounted in an 8" x 10" shadowbox frame. They are preserved similarly to how museums do it.