Rajah Brooke's Birdwing - framed
Trogonoptera brookiana, also known as Rajah Brooke's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly from the rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Natuna, Sumatra, and various small islands west of Sumatra (Banyak, Simeulue, Batu and Mentawai).The butterfly was named by the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, after James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. It is the national butterfly of Malaysia.
This collection of real butterflies, including this Rajah Brook’s Birdwing, were part of a historic collection purchased at a UK auction from specimens collected in the 1970s. Rajah Brooke's birdwing is now a protected species meaning that international export is restricted to those who have been granted a permit.
The item is framed in a collector’s shadow box that is 20cm x 20cm.
Trogonoptera brookiana, also known as Rajah Brooke's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly from the rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Natuna, Sumatra, and various small islands west of Sumatra (Banyak, Simeulue, Batu and Mentawai).The butterfly was named by the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, after James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. It is the national butterfly of Malaysia.
This collection of real butterflies, including this Rajah Brook’s Birdwing, were part of a historic collection purchased at a UK auction from specimens collected in the 1970s. Rajah Brooke's birdwing is now a protected species meaning that international export is restricted to those who have been granted a permit.
The item is framed in a collector’s shadow box that is 20cm x 20cm.
Trogonoptera brookiana, also known as Rajah Brooke's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly from the rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Natuna, Sumatra, and various small islands west of Sumatra (Banyak, Simeulue, Batu and Mentawai).The butterfly was named by the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, after James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. It is the national butterfly of Malaysia.
This collection of real butterflies, including this Rajah Brook’s Birdwing, were part of a historic collection purchased at a UK auction from specimens collected in the 1970s. Rajah Brooke's birdwing is now a protected species meaning that international export is restricted to those who have been granted a permit.
The item is framed in a collector’s shadow box that is 20cm x 20cm.