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Thysania agrippina butterfly - White Witch Butterfly - Entomological box 26x19.5cm

€260.00

Thysania agrippina - White Witch Butterfly

Entomological box 26x19.5cm

Description

Thysania agrippina - White Witch Butterfly

Entomological box containing a very beautiful specimen of Thysania agrippina from Peru, also called white witch, it is sometimes feared and particularly by the superstitious local population who attribute certain misfortunes to it.

As an adult, it is the butterfly with the largest wingspan in the world, up to 30cm.

A moth that is sometimes mistaken for a bat or a bird because of its size.

The box is entirely handmade by a craftsman bookbinder in Anjou.

Dimensions of the box: 26x19.5cm.

Only in-store collection possible, the butterflies are too fragile to be shipped.

Made in Paris in our workshop in Montmartre - Label of the City of Paris 2024

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