A beautiful Wallace's Golden Birdwing butterfly pair in a handmade wooden frame mounted on high-quality acid-free conservation board. The Latin and common names are printed underneath the specimen.

The Wallace's Golden Birdwing belongs to the It is a member of the Ornithoptera priamus species group of butterflies. The butterfly is a amazing example of a birdwing butterfly. Alfred Russel Wallace who described the species in 1859 recounts his capture of the butterfly in his book The Malay Archipelago (1869): "The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I at length captured it.

Its wingspan reaches 17-20 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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