Real Framed Butterfly Skeleton Graphium buying weiskei Oddity Display

This is a real butterfly that has been "skeletonized", a process I developed that removes the scales on the wings to reveal the beautiful architecture underneath the colorful scales. This display features a Purple Mountain Swallowtail (Graphium weiskei) specimen. Framed with UV blocking buying glass --the same glass museums use.

AMAZING FACT:
After removing the scales I was stunned to fine the colors still visiable, which meant they were not actually scales but pigments in the wings! After researching this I found this butterfly has very rare pigments (sarpedobilin and ommin) that gives it its beautiful colors. Due to the difficulty of making these, I don't make that many.

FRAMED BUTTERFLY DETAILS:
► 6x6 inch gallery style shadowbox frame
► Archival materials (Acid and Lignin free mounting papers)
► Hook attached to back to hang on wall (can also stand on its own)
► Double sealed and UV protection
► Natural history story about the specimen comes on a vintage style museum label.

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ABOUT THE INSECTS I USE:
With my unique background as a professionally trained entomologist & a Master's degree in Conservation biology, I DO NOT work with rare or endangered species and only use sustainably/farmed/widely available species. A majority of my specimens I use are breed on special insect farms that raise insects for live flying butterfly displays, zoos and collectors. These farms are endorsed and sometimes run by conservation groups (like WWF and Nature Conservancy) because they promote forest conservation by giving local populations a sustainable income that does not involve forest destruction, like agricultural farming or logging.


ABOUT KEVIN:
Kevin Clarke is a professionally trained entomologist with a Masters degree in Conservation biology – guaranteeing the highest quality and most environmentally friendly insects.
Kevin's work has been seen in Pottery Barn & West Elm catalogs, AMC's Taxidermy T.V. show "Immortazlied" and in the collections of the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum.
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