Ben the Butterfly Guy Newsletter: Father's Day Edition

Issue: June 2012 Butterflies in header : Morpho didius / Agrias amydon Amazon Shop   Etsy Shop Ben's Butterfly Articles and Publications Social Media and stuff...   Article of the Month Myrmecophily: Butterfly-Ant Love The symbiotic/parasitic relationship they share  Blue Morpho Didius   $49.99 Happy Father's Day to all Dad's !!! Hola! This for Father's Day we have some great gift combo deals for Dad to enjoy in his office, study or to add to his collection.  Strong like Music, Ben Bolet Mix and Match from four of our best sellers...  Pick any 2 of the following: 1 - Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome) 2 - Starry Night Cracker (Hamadryas laodamia) 3 - Purple Daggerwing (Marpesia corrina) 4 - Green Swallowtail Moth (Urania leilus) Father's Day Price: $49.99 List Price: $69.98 S & H: Free A Rare Pair: Morpho zephyr + Agrias sardanapalus This amazing pair of butterflies are must have's for any collection. The Morpho zephyr has a light blue shine that sparkles in the light and the Agrias sardanapalus is in my opinion, among the top three most exotic specimens in the world.  Father's Day Price: $84.99 List Price: $109.99 S & H: Free   A very happy Father's day to all the Dad's out there and I hope you all have a great week. Strong like Music, Ben Bolet ben@benthebutterflyguy.com

Father's Day Sale: The 89 Butterfly and the Sylphina Glasswing Pair

Diaethria neglecta and Chorinea sylphina

Dad deserves great gifts that will be remembered for many many years to come. Why not surprise your scientifically inclined Father to some real exotic gems from the Amazon rainforest. These real framed butterflies are the 89 butterfly and they Sylphina glasswing. Both are spectacular and mounted to museum quality standards. For $39.99 when you buy them together you get a discount of 20%. Click on the link to get your Dad this awesome Father's Day Gift.

Father's Day Sale: Mounted Butterfly Mix and Match

Front side

Does your Dad or Grandpa collect exotic treasures from around the world? Then he'll love a pair of real, framed butterflies from the Amazon rainforest. This years Father's Day Gift will be one he'll love to show off with these museum quality mounted butterflies. You can mix and match to pick a pair that he can hang up in his office, study or den. These species are as follows:

1. Red Cracker Butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome

2. Starry Night Cracker, Hamadryas laodamia

3. Purple Daggerwing, Marpesia corinna

4. Green Swallowtail Moth, Urania leilus

+ free shipping

Gifts for Your Mom!

Mother's day comes around once a year regardless of who you are or where your from if you breathe you got a mom somewhere. Let her know how much you appreciate her with some of these great Mother's Day Gifts for mom from Ben the Butterfly Guy.

This is the perfect Mother's day gift, a single, majestic blue morpho didius butterfly. - $49.99 (type in Mom20 to get 20% off our Etsy site)

This mounted butterfly art collection comes with 17 species in a 18 x 18", double glass sided, white finished silicone sealed frame. - $219.99

This collection of blue morpho butterflies comes with 10 species

from the Morphiidae tribe. Double glass sided, 15 x 23" silicone

sealed frame. - $189.99

Real Butterfly Christmas Gifts with Free Shipping

Last minute real butterfly Christmas gifts with free shipping, how can you beat that. Leave some great feedback and I may even include an extra gift with your order.

I mean really, who wouldn't be floored by the exotic beauty of a blue morpho butterfly like the morpho rhetenor cacica....

Morpho rhetenor cacica - White Framed

...or the mesmerizing red and blue butterfly, the Agrias sardanapalus. Check out both the front and back side of this awesome species.

Agrias claudina sardanapalus - Black Framed, front side

Agrias claudina sardanapalus - Black Framed Backside

 Orders go out the very next day and will arrive in time for Christmas if ordered by December 20. Contact me to ben@benthebutterflyguy.com or 786.447.8556 to get your gifts, we gift wrap and include messages.

BenaBasil's Corner: Stars and Stripes

BenaBasil's Corner: Stars and Stripes: "Some favorite finds on this 4th of July. From IonesAttic ..."

Some great 4th of July ideas

4th of July Sale on all Red, White and Blue Framed Butterflies

From now through July 5th, Ben the Butterfly Guy on Etsy is having a 4th of July Sale with 25% off all red, white and blue framed butterflies when you use the checkout code 4JULYBFLY.

Get the blue morpho didius butterfly framed in white for $29!

That means 25% off everything that's red...

 

White...

and blue...

The Blue Butterflies from Leafwings, Asteropes and Hamadryas

So the Polygrapha cyanea (first butterfly, Cyanea leafwing) is found in the Anaeini tribe like the butterfly to the right, of him the Memphis polyxo (Polyxo leafwing). The butterfly to the right of the Memphis is the Asterope leprieuri, also known as the Leprieur's glory. Then the last butterfly is the Hamadryas laodamia, or the Starry Night Cracker. They are called that because of the Cracking noises they make to scare off other male butterflies.

Last Minute Fathers Day Gifts for Dad, Real Giant Framed Bugs!

You still haven't gotten your dad a gift for Fathers Day this year? No worries, with free shipping you are still in time to get him a spectacular gift that he'll be able to have and cherish for the longest time. Real framed and mounted insects, bugs and spiders like the giant, Tropidacris dux grasshopper...

Click on the image to order

or one of the largest spiders in the world, a real black tarantula...

Click on the image to order

The perfect Fathers Day gift for Dad, Real Mounted Agrias Butterfly

So you're down to the wire and still don't know what would be the ideal Fathers Day Gift for Dad. Look no further, with free shipping get Dad a gift he'll be proud to show off in his office, study room or den. The Agrias claudina sardanapalus butterfly is an uncommon butterfly that graces the top canopies of the Neotropial Amazon Rainforest. This real mounted butterfly, framed in a black double glass display will stun any one regardless of age or sex. The front and back are totally different and entomologically mounted and spread this is a gift that will definitely stand the test of time. All orders must be in by Wednesday, 11:59 PM (Eastern) to ensure that they arrive by Father's Day.

Framed Butterflies Art Set for Fathers Day Gifts

With Father's Day only one week away make sure you get Dad the perfect gift this year. The kind of thing that he can have in his office and show off stunning everyone that walks in. This week order this and get free shipping to anywhere in the U.S. This is a collection of 17 real framed butterflies, mounted in a classic double pane glass, wood display.

To order this piece, click on the image

Father's Day Butterfly Gift for Dad with Free Shipping

Is you're Dad is kind of nerdy, into science or collects butterflies? If so, consider getting him a real framed King Swallowtail butterfly from the Amazon rainforest, a great Father's Day Gift for Dad and with free shipping any where in the U.S. 

This butterfly is attracted to sweet smelling bougainvilleas and can be found between April and June in certain parts of the U.S. midwestern states like Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. For the most part however, they are found in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.

Memorial Day Sale on Framed Butterflies

 

This year, Ben the Butterfly Guy will be holding a Memorial Day Sale on all framed butterflies and real mounted butterfly sets. 10% off on every order plus free shipping for select pieces. Don't forget Father's Day is not too far off, they also make great graduation gifts and gifts for this years butterfly themed weddings. Just type in the code: MEMDAYSALEBBG

Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions or requests: ben@benthebutterflyguy.com

Last Minute Graduation Gifts for Grads and Dorm Rooms

Thinking of what would make a great graduation gift for a grad in your life that needs to decorate their first dorm room. Why not get a gift that will last even after they've finished their college years to remember the unforgettable experiences and challenges they overcame. Butterflies symbolize a new chapter in your life as you come out of the efforts of the previous chapter, send this message to the class of 2011 grad in your life. With free Priority shipping you can send this gift anywhere in the U.S.

End of the Year Butterfly Gift for Teachers

So it's the end of the year and there's a special teacher you son or daughter wants to get a gift for a special teacher in mind. Look no further, with free shipping, make this beautiful orange and blue Callicore butterfly the perfect end of the year gift that will last through many more school years. Click on the image to order...

Graduation Day Gifts for Grads Dorm Rooms

So you need a graduation day gift for a special grad in your life that is heading off to his or her college dorm room for the first time. You have no idea what to get them to mark this life altering transition of theirs and want to make sure whatever it is you get them will last a very long time. Enough time for them to look upon this graduation back decades from now and remember their college years and what it meant to them. Look no further, real mounted butterflies  preserved and entomologically spread to last for decades. are the perfect gift Here are some great gifts with free shipping that your grad may very well appreciate.

Blue Darwin Butterfly in Blue Frame - ($27) A beautiful blue and aqua iridescent species from the Peruvian Amazon. Known as the Asterope lepriuri, this butterfly was nicknamed the Darwin butterfly as being constantly used as an exemplary note to the brilliance of Neotropical butterflies. (Free Shipping)

Blue Morpho Butterfly Silver Jewelry - ($36) Kevin from Bug Under Glass, along with some very professionally done butterfly and insect mounts, his jewelry work embodies the great colors on the wings of butterflies by placing them in great pieces you can wear around your neck.

Papilio Blumiei Butterfly - ($50) This beautiful green swallowtail from the Papilio family mounted in this fashion is the work of Katja from ABButterflies.com. I had a chance to see her work in person about a year ago and was really impressed with her work and knowledge on butterflies.

Butterfly Favors for the Wedding Season

My wife and I were doing some marketing homework in preparation for the wedding season when we came across this phenomenal online shop for wedding favors, littlethingsfavors.com. They offer tons of options for wedding memoirs for any themed wedding at afforadable prices. There's a million ways to get in contact with them and they have an awesome, very friendly web layout. What's even better is they have an area for butterfly themed wedding favors. Some of my favorites bring together two of the coolest things around, wine and butterflies with wine-stoppers, click on the image to check them out.

The Perfect Mother's Day gift ideas, framed butterflies for Mom

So you're stuck and can't think of the perfect gift for Mom this Mother's day. Look no further because with free shipping on framed butterflies, this collection known as the Amazon Wave will get the message across every day Mom walks by this art hanging in her home that you appreciate all she's done for you. This white finished, double-glass display has everything from blue Morphos, to glasswings, even a day flying moth that looks like an iridescent green swallowtail. If you have any questions please feel free to contact, otherwise click on the image to order before it's too late.

Blue Morpho Butterflies for Mom this Mother's Day

So you want to get Mom the best gift this year for Mother's Day, well look no further. 20% off our Mother's day selection plus free shipping. This particular Blue morpho butterfly is the Rhetenor cacica, that belongs to a special group of the Morphidae family.

The blue Morpho rhetenor helena is considered one of the most beautiful butterflies in the world. In my opinion, this is the king of the butterfly world. They are endemic to Peru, with greatest density around a village called Tingo Maria.

The name Helena comes from Helen of Troy, granted to this brilliant specimen by Staudinger in 1890. An appropriate name indeed.

7.25" x 6.5" Black frame with double pane glass front and back (see through). All frames are sealed.

Framed Butterflies with Free Shipping for Mother's Day

Here are a couple of framed butterfles I wanted to add to our Mother's Day Gift collection. Don't forget to get a great gift for Mom this year, and with free shipping there's no excuse. Click on the image to be taken to their page.

I also wanted to give a shout to We Sell Gods, an antique prints shop in San Francisco, California with some old school prints for Mom's and Teachers.