Indonesian Wood Papilio Karna

Black swallowtail butterfly flashes an aqua patch on each lower wing.

This papilio karna is from Indonesia, and is contemporary. It is wood & glass. Bug collecting is said to have caught on as a hobby only in the 19th and 20th centuries, when insects began to be appreciated strictly for their beauty. Large velvety black butterfly with a glowing turquoise band on each hind wing and small pink-red eye marks near the tails. The tails are short and curled. It is pinned against a pale background in a black frame. It is 6 inches wide, 2 deep and 6 high.

Mostly in black, with exactly two bursts of showmanship.