Rare butterfly

Glass artist Laura Hart (previously) uses a range of techniques to translate her love of plants and animals into meticulously crafted sculptures. For her “Butterflies” series, the artist has recreated rare species and subspecies from around the world with bright colors and symmetrical designs that perfectly mimic their natural muses. Never recreating the same speciesContinue reading "Rare and Endangered Butterfly Species Recreated in Glass by Laura Hart"

Parides Ascanius(Fluminense Swallowtail) -Male -Recto -Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -(3 in wingspan). This butterfly is rare and endemic to Brazil. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List and it is listed as endangered by the Brazilian government. It has been protected in Brazil since the 1980s. This particular specimen was captured in May 1967 and came from an old collection. The larval food plant is Aristolochia Macroura which means that it is poisonous. Its habitat is subcoastal and…

Ornithoptera Akakeae [Hybrid (S. rothschildi X O. priamus poseidon) ] SUPER RARE Price: US $650.00

Papilio Laglaizei -Male -Verso -Papua New Guinea -(3.1 in wingspan). This is a Rare butterfly. The Recto side of this butterfly mimics the poisonous moth species Alcides Agathyrsus and the larvae feed on Litsea.

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Very rare extra red female hybrid Snow Apollo butterfly, Parnassius wiskotti from Sweden, presented in a handmade 6"x6" wood frame. Professionally mounted on parchment paper with the scientific name and country of origin printed below. You will receive the same perfect specimen shown in the photographs. This is a very large specimen with a 3.1 inch wingspan. This butterfly was created through a decades long process of selective breeding by a very skilled entomologist who has since passed…

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These are 14 rare types of butterflies that you've probably never seen. Butterflies are warm beautiful and signify a health environment.

What are the world's rarest and most endangered butterflies? This quick and easy guide tells you all about these beautiful and critically imperiled insects.