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Troides hypolitus
Rippons Birdwing In Box Frame
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The Rippons Birdwings Male and Female butterflies in a handmade wooden frame mounted on high-quality acid-free conservation board. The Latin and common names are printed underneath the specimen.
Troides hypolitus or the Rippons Birdwings birdwing, Troides hypolitus is a butterfly from the Australasia and Indomalaya ecozone. The first description was in 1775 by Pieter Cramer. This butterfly is a member of the family Papilionidae. Troides hypolitus is black. It has a chain of golden spots on the hindwings. The females are dark brown and they are bigger than the males.
Its wingspan reaches 13 cm.
Latin Name: Troides hypolitus
Quality: A1
Gender: Female.
Distribution: Cape York Birdwing can be found in Moluccas and Sulawesi.
Prepared: By our very own entomologists.
Frame: Wooden box frame with glass window and hanging clips - handmade in our workshop.
Frame Size: Frame Window - 10 x 8 Inch (25.4cm x 20.32cm) / External Dimensions - 11.4 x 9.4 Inch (28.96 x 23.88cm).
Please Be Aware: The specimen that you will receive may differ in size, shape or colour very slightly since you are purchasing a natural product.
Where do we source our insect specimens? All of our specimens are purchased from conservation farming projects. Please visit our ethics pages in the menu for details on the type of projects we work with.
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Gender: Female
Frame Window Size (Inches): 10 x 8
Specimen Colour: Black
Distribution: Asia
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