A Cape York Birdwing in a handmade wooden baroque style frame. The specimens are mounted on high quality acid free black conservation board with a black mount and striking white edge, all rounded off with baroque style corner protectors.

Ornithoptera priamus or the Cape York birdwing is a butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family of butterflies. It is also known as common green birdwing, Priam's birdwing or northern birdwing. The name Ornithoptera priamus is named after Priam who was the king of Troy during the Trojan War.

Its wingspan reaches 13 cm.

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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