The Solar Specimen - Real Tailed Sulphur Butterfly in Vintage Brass Bubble Frame
Capture the radiant beauty of the tropics with a striking piece of antique - style natural history.
Handcrafted for dark academia curators, collectors of unique oddities, and lovers of classic memento mori design, this gorgeous wall piece showcases a genuine, professionally preserved Tailed Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis Neocypris Rurina). Renowned for its luminous, electric lemon-yellow wings with rich golden-orange highlights, this South American specimen commands immediate attention.
The butterfly is mounted over a deep matte-black backdrop, gracefully framed by delicate stems of real dried white Gypsophila (Baby's Breath). The entire arrangement is encased under an authentic, vintage oval brass frame with a dramatic, curved bubble glass (convex) lens. The frame features elegant bottom accents and a top hanging loop, showing subtle, beautiful age-related marks that lend a wonderful sense of history and antique charm to the display.
100% real, sustainably sourced Phoebis Neocypris Rurina (Tailed Sulphur/Teardrop Sulphur) from South America. Professionally set and preserved.
Dimensions approximately 7inches (18cm) x 5inches (13cm).
Care Instructions: To permanently protect the brilliant solar yellow pigments of the butterfly wings, display your frame away from long periods of harsh, direct sunlight or excessive moisture. Wipe the external convex glass surface gently with a soft microfibre cloth.