Butterfly GRAPHIUM WEISSKEI in square box with magnifying glass

OBJET DE CURIOSITÉ

Graphium weiskei, the purple spotted swallowtail, which is found only in the highlands of New Guinea, is a butterfly of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. It resembles the related Graphium stresemanni. These swallowtails live in elevations of 4,500 to 8,000 feet. 

This specimen is presented in a square box with bevelled magnifying glass.