Hampsonita (Cerura) esmeralda (Hampson, 1910) is a moth of West and South Africa. The span of the wings is about 4 cm.
This beaded moth is woven of 13 colours.
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Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863), or Madagascar diadem is a Madagascar endemic. It was described in 1863 by British naturalist William Chapman Hewitson.
The butterfly flies in tropical forests of northern and central parts of the island.
The wingspan is 90 mm.
Natives also call Hypolimnas dexithea triciolor in the memory of the time when France ruled Madagascar.
This bead butterfly is woven of 15 colours.
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Hypolimnas dexithea (Hewitson, 1863, or Madagascar diadem is a Madagascar endemic. It was described in 1863 by British naturalist William Chapman Hewitson.
The butterfly flies in tropical forests of northern and central parts of the island.
The wingspan is 90 mm.
Natives also call Hypolimnas dexithea triciolor in the memory of the time when France ruled Madagascar.
The bead butterfly is woven of 11 colours.
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Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758), or the poplar admiral is a European butterfly. Its wingspan is about 7 cm. These butterflies can be seen in June and July in damp forests.
The bead butterfly is woven of 11 colours.
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Nymphidium mantus (Cramer, 1775), or Mantus Metalmark inhabits French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil/
Its wingspan is 28-33 mm.
The bead butterfly is woven of 13 colours.
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Ornithoptera priamus (Linnaeus, 1758), or Priam’s Birdwing, is named in honor of Priam, the last king of Troy. It inhabits Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
The species is very variable, it has of about a hundred subspecies. While the males of the subspecies are multicoloured and extremely different (blue, green, golden, sea-green), the females are more modest in colouring and sometimes look like other Ornithoptera females. But in wingspan the females are much larger than males, they are 20 cm.
This bead butterfly is woven of 5 colours.
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Ornithoptera priamus (Linnaeus, 1758), or Priam’s Birdwing, is named in honor of Priam, the last king of Troy. It inhabits Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
The species is very variable, it has of about a hundred subspecies. While the males of the subspecies are multicoloured and extremely different (blue, green, golden, sea-green), the females are more modest in colouring and sometimes look like other Ornithoptera females. But in wingspan the females are much larger than males, they are 20 cm.
This bead butterfly is woven of 11 colours.
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Papilio antimachus (Drury, 1782), or the African giant swallowtail Papilio Antimachus is the biggest African butterfly. Its wingspan is from 18 to 25 cm. Papilio Antimachs was first described by British entomologist Dru Drury in 1782.
These butterflies live in rainforests, males often gather to big crowds on blossoming plants, females prefer to stay on tree tops and very seldom appear on open areas.
This bead butterfly is woven of 9 colours.
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Papilio antimachus (Drury, 1782), or the African giant swallowtail is the largest African butterfly and one of the largest world butterflies. Its wingspan is from 18 to 23 cm. This lepidoptera has almost no natural enemies because of its high toxicity.
This bead butterfly is woven of 13 colours.
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Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758), also called the Mountain Appolo, is a relict butterfly (one of the first butterflies on the earth). Inhabits mountain areas of Northern Europe and Asia. The butterfly got its name in honour of Apollo, Greek god of arts and poetry.
The wingspan is about 8 cm.
This bead butterfly is woven of 5 colours.
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