Papilio Horishanus and Papilio Demoleus Collection

Vintage Papilio Horishanus and Papilio Demoleus Collection

Framed in Riker Mount with cotton insert and glass cover
Brass ring mount on back
Case measures 8 3/4" long x 6 3/4 wide x 1" tall.

Atrophaneura horishana, the aurora swallowtail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Taiwan.

The wingspan is 110–130 mm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. There is a large red patch on the underside of each hind wing. The wing veins are bordered in white.

Adults visit flowers. The eggs are yellow and spherical. The larvae have prominent tubercles, a whitish black ground colour and two white bands on the third and fourth abdominal segments. It is in general found at 1000–2500 m in elevation and is only abundant in primary forests.

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and checkered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. The butterfly is a pest and invasive species, found from Asia to Australia.

Papilio Horishanus is from Formosa, the former name for the island of Taiwan.
Papilio Demoleus is from Burma, which changed its name from Burma to Myanmar in 1989.

We are unsure of the exact date these butterflies were framed, but based on the location names and their history, it could be anywhere from the 1940's to 1965...but most likely in the 1950's.

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