Wood Tosena Sybilla, Malaysia

Bright yellow and brown winged insect opens up like a paper kite.

This tosena sybilla 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. Dark, stout-bodied insect with large wings, the front edges chestnut brown and ribbed, the inner sections soft lemon yellow. The wings are spread flat, and the specimen sits in a broad grey-toned frame. It is 7 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 4.75 high.

Sunny from the inside, serious from the outside.