A unique biology oddity featuring a descaled butterfly. This is a real butterfly that has been "skeletonized", a process that removes the scales on the wings to reveal the beautiful architecture underneath the colorful scales. This piece features a Purple Mountain Swallowtail (Graphium weiskei) specimen that is half "skeletonized" and the other half left alone (and reveals a rare pigment in nature)

AMAZING FACT:
This butterfly has very rare pigments (sarpedobilin and ommin) in the wing membrane that gives it its beautiful colors. (most butterflies have their colors on their wing scales)


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99% UV BLOCKING CONSERVATION GLASS - most sellers use regular glass that does not protect the specimens from color loss.

FRAMED BUTTERFLY DETAILS:
► 99% UV blocking conservation glass
► Archival materials with acid & lignin-free mounting papers.
► Gallery quality frame with hook for hanging (can also stand on its own).
► Antique style natural history with natural history information.
► Gift box and care information to keep it lasting for a lifetime.
► Handmade in California USA by an entomologist.

Frame size: 6in x 6in x 1.25 in

SHIPPING:
Ships in 1-3 business days in a well-protected box (typically USPS Priority Mail).


My B.U.G. STORY:
My name is Kevin Clarke and I personally preserve spread, mount, and ship all the insect displays in my Sonoma County CA B.U.G. (Bug Under Glass) studio. While in graduate school pursuing a degree in Conservation Biology that focused on insects, I researched how butterfly farming can combine economic development, poverty alleviation while also helping protect critical habitat. This led me to combine my love of craft, nature, and sustainability into a business that helps draw attention to this disappearing world.


WHERE DO THE BUGS COME FROM?
It is very important to me that the insects I use come from a sustainable source and do not negatively impact the environment. In fact, most of the specimens used in these displays have a positive impact on critical habitats, as well as the impoverished populations that live around them. Butterfly farming is a way to earn an income by raising butterflies for flying butterfly exhibits, museums, and collectors. Specimens are raised in closed enclosures and foot plants are collected from the surrounding habitat, thus giving populations an incentive to protect critical habitat that may otherwise turn into another income, like farming or logging - both of which negatively impact the environment. The insects I work with are not rare or endangered and most come from insect farming programs or breeders around the world. I DO NOT SELL mammals, reptiles, or dragonflies, which are not sustainable. You can learn more here: https://bugunderglass.com/about/environment-butterfly-farming/

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