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 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.

It's a Mounted Butterfly Twister from the Amazon Rainforest

This is one of those pieces that everyone really loved because of it's versatility to be put in so many different room decorating settings. This collection of framed butterflies from the Peruvian Amazon rainforest has some great butterflies. Below is a key with the butterflies in this frame.

The Moroccan Eye Butterfly Art Gift and Collection

The Moroccan Eyes is a series of real, framed, butterfly art displays with 14 framed butterflies in a design inspired by the beautiful and exotic almond shaped eyes of Moroccan women. There are 14 Neotropical butterflies in these pieces from the Pieridae, Nymphalidae and Riodinidae families in the model.


This particular Moroccan Eye has some great colors in the following species:

This mounted butterfly collection is 9" x 15" with double pane glass, wood frame, glass on the front and back (see through). All frames are sealed.


Many of these butterflies are available by themselves:


Anteos menippe in Sunny Yellow


Paulogramma peristera in Lipstic Red


Blomfildia barkwing in Classic Wood


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.

In the Green Spirit... New Mounted Butterflies in Green Displays

In case you haven't heard yet, we're having a St. Patrick's Day Sale with 20% off and free shipping for everything in a green frame, going on through Sunday... so that means great discounts on gifts for the butterfly enthusiasts in your life. Here are a couple of new butterflies we've just put up that you might like...

Zebra Kite Swallowtail Butterfly - Eurytides agesilaus

Green Malachite Butterfly - Siproeta stelenes

Elegant Satin White Timotina - Ascia bunia

St. Patricks Day Green Butterfly Gift Sale

Hola everyone! In celebration of St. Patricks Day 2011, we've decided to have a sale for 20% off on all Green Framed Butterflies that are mounted in Green Displays and with free shipping you can't loose.

Here are some of our beautiful butterflies on sale:

Glasswing Ithomiinae - $18

Pink Spotted Lyropteryx apollonia - $18

Day Moth Urania Swallowtail - $20.75

Green Butterfly Collection - $42

Blue Butterfly Baeotus Baeotus with White tiger stripes in Black frame

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This framed butterfly is the Baeotus baeotus, mounted in a black frame. The blue butterfly wings consist of a beautiful long light blue stripe that runs up along the center of the front of each with, adorned with a few splatters of white blue spots. Then on the back of the wings there is a cacophony of white tiger stripe patterns that are stunningly arranged by nature itself.

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The B. Baeotus is a Neotropical ecozone species with a name so nice they have it twice. Their closely related cousin, the B. decalion, is similar except with an orange to brown stripe on the front.

4.5" x 5.5" Double pane glass frame with one in a black wood frame

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*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.*

Every specimen 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.

Framed Butterfly Art Smyrna Blomfildia Barkwing Valentine's day gift

A great Valentine's day gift for him, this astonishing mounted butterfly is the Smyrna blomfildia. Smyrnas are amazing because of the patterns they have on their butterfly wings. The front is an orange, gold and brown fusion that expands up until the middle of the top wings. The backsides of the wings is what I would display forward, because of the wildly intricate animal print patterns on the back of their wings.

These are fearless butterflies, Smyrna's are cool with humans hanging around. They are usually found in large groups with Smyrna blomfildias and other butterflies near moist rock and dirt. Belonging to the Nymphalidae family, they are closely related to Colubra (dirces), and roost at night.

The Tiger Complex amongst different Butterflies of the World

The last article I posted about aposematism in certain colorful butterflies and the purpose behind their tiger like colors and patterns on neotropical butterflies. This time I'm going to go in a little further and discuss how the Tiger complex patterns works in Neotropical butterflies and why it is so important for their survival. 

The Tiger Complex is a group of tiger like patterned butterflies that are all part of a larger mimicry ring system. If you'd like to know how mimicry works, please refer to my articles:

Butterfly Mimicry among Heliconius Butterflies

There are about 200 known species that belong to this circle mostly unpalatable and the rest are clever copy cats. When birds view the coloration and patterns on the wings of these butterflies, they stay far away knowing that a bite into one of these tiger complex butterflies, they'd receive a very unpleasant surprise. Aposematically colored butterflies are unpalatable and toxic, having an extremely bitter taste.

The Tiger Complex can be found in many most Nymphalidae butterfly subfamilies such as, Papilionidaes, Ithomiinaes, Heliconius, Pieridaes and Rodinidaes. The example above is one of the largest examples of Tiger Complex butterflies, the beautiful Papilio zagreus butterfly.

Butterflies that belong to the Tiger Complex circles are known to come together in large groups, creating safe havens that a visual deterrants for other butterflies in the vicinity. Basically, strength and defense in numbers. These butterflies are known to show off their warning colors proudly, flaunting their "you can't mess with me" attitude. 

This particular butterfly is also a great part of The Tiger Complex Collection Mounted Butterfly Set and can be purchased as a set or an individual Papilio Zagreus Framed Butterfly.