Glasswing Butterfly Art Set with 5 Framed Butterflies in Purple

The fun butterfly frame you see here has 5 glasswing butterflies including the beautiful purple and pink glasswing butterfly.

This would make a great decoration for a nursery, or decoration for a childs room. This would also be a fantastic gift for a girl.

They come in a purple, 4.25" x 12.25" frame purple double pane glass frame, front and back

*All frames are hand crafted and the quality and characteristics are much better then the common, one-sided Riker Mounts. One of the great benefits of double pane glass framing is that you can see the front and back sides of the mounted butterflies. In most cases involving Neotropical butterflies the front and back sides of the wings are distinctly different. The back many times displays a species distinct form of self defense.*



Almost all the Glasswing butterflies you see hear belong to the Satyriinae family with the exception of the Chorinea species which belongs to the stunning Riodinidae family (also known as the metalmarks for the brilliant, metallic hues). Satyriinae are characterized by thicker veins on the wings, solidarity, and staying away from bright lights. They are also associated with host plants from the Monocotyledons family. Monococotyledons are plants such as palms, bamboos, and orchids. Cithearias in particular are preferential to palms.

The Glasswing Butterflies in this particular piece are:

Cithaerias pyropina, This is by far my favorite Clearwing butterfly because of the colors and patterns they show off. This species looks as if it was slightly diped in purple ink and then dabbed with three spots of pink. A truly wonderful addition to any collection.

Haetera piera, The Haetera piera belongs to the Satyriinae family, and like the Cithaerias, is known to be found in dark damp places. Unlike the Cithaerrias they are known be found around bamboo plants as opposed to palms. They shun bright light, coming out around dusk and hanging out in the shadows and can be found in singles and pairs, hardly ever more then that.

Cithaerias phantoma, Similar to the Cithaerias merolina except this particular species has a darker pink hue being more opaque on the lower wings.

Cithaerias merolina Female, This clearwing butterfly can be found in very wet, dark and damp places getting nutrients off of rotten fungus. The female Merolina, as you can see, has a more orange pattern, thicker body and barely if any pink.

Thyridia psidii, one of the larger ithomiinae butterflies, this one belongs to the Mechanitini tribe alongside the similar looking Methonas. This species is mysteriously amazing with it's large dark bands.

Every butterfly from Ben the Butterfly Guy comes from butterfly farms throughout the Eastern region of Peru. All butterflies here are classified non-endangered by the international CITES listings as reviewed by both the Ministry of Agriculture from Peru and U.S. Fish and Wildlife in the States. Copies of documentation and clearance are available upon request for your assurance and peace of mind.

Model number: EGLASSPURPLE09