Ancyluris formosissima (Hewitson, 1870) was first described in 1870 by William Chapman Hewitson, a famous British naturalist. The butterfly inhabits rainforests of South America, especially Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Its wingspan is about 38-45 mm.
This bead butterfly is woven of 13 colours.
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Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758), or the Purple Emperor, was first described by the great Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The Latin name of the butterfly is linked to Irida, the Greek goddess of rainbow. Apatura iris inhabits European and Asian forests.
The wingspan is 60-80 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 14 colours.
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Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) , or the Cardinal was first decribed in 1775 by Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, (Austrian Catholic priest, best known a s a poet and lepidopterist) and Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian naturalist, mainly interested in Lepidoptera.
The butterfly inhabits southern Europe and northern Africa and the Middle East to northwestern India.
The wingspan is 64-80 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 15 colours.
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Battus philenor (Linnaeus, 1771), or the Pipevine Swallowtail or the Blue Swallowtail inhabits North and Central America, most commonly is found in forests, meadows and gardens where pipevine (Aristolochia) grows.
The wingspan is 70-130 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 10 colours.
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Catopsilia scylla (Linnaeus, 1763), or the Orange Migrant or Orange Emigrant, first described by the great Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1763.
The butterfly inhabits South East Asia and Australia.
The wingspan is 60-65 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 9 colours.
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Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878) moth was first described by English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
The moth is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.
Its wingspan is about 50 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 13 colours.
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Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) is also known as the Plain tiger, African queen, or African Monarch, is widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. They feed on toxic milkweed and so are inedible for most predators. Danaus chrisippus is mostly found in dry, wide-open areas. Its wingspan is 70-8- mm.
This butterfly is possibly one of the first lepidopteras depicted in art. You can see it in 3500-year-old Egyptian fresco in Luxor.
The bead butterfly is woven of 11 colours.
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Danis danis (Cramer, 1775), or the Large Green-Banded Blue, first described in 1775 by Dutch entomologist Pieter Cramer, inhabits Australia and New Guinea.
The wingspan of the butterfly is about 70 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 11 colours.
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Danis danis (Cramer, 1775), or the Large Green-Banded Blue, first described in 1775 by Dutch entomologist Pieter Cramer, inhabits Australia and New Guinea.
The wingspan of the butterfly is about 70 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 15 colours.
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758), or the Oleander Hawk-moth or Army Green moth was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
The moth inhabits wide areas of Africa, Asia and certain Hawaiian Islands. The species migrates to eastern and sothern Europe in summer.
The winspan is 90-100 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 16 colours.
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