Unique museum drawer: 20 irreplaceable world butterflies in a museum drawer

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Unique museum drawer: 20 irreplaceable world butterflies in a museum drawer

This is an absolute top drawer for the serious collector. Unique original entomological museum drawer 40 x 30 cm with glass lid and 20 specimens from the ex. Vestergaard collection. All equipped with original handwritten field labels. This is not standard decorative lot, but a scientifically documented world-wide lot. Not a single butterfly without data !!!! Everything collected with find location, date, altitude and larval data. The provenance spans 4 continents—from the Amazon in Peru/Colombia to Cameroon, Central Africa, La Réunion, Israel, Mongolia, China, Paraguay and Trinidad. This kind of complete, labeled Vestergaard drawers almost never comes onto the market anymore. Especially not with this diversity of large Nymphalidae. Description: Exceptional and 100% original lot of 20 prepared day-flying butterflies in original wooden museum drawer with glass lid (40 x 30 cm) Originating from the famous Vestergaard collection. This lot is unique for its complete documentation and geographic distribution. Each butterfly has its own original label, largely handwritten by Vestergaard himself. This is not shop material, this is old fieldwork from 1973 to 2005. The condition is excellent for its age. Colors are very vivid, antennae intact, perfectly mounted on white foam. The drawer is in excellent condition. This is a museum-worthy lot – impossible to gather together in this way today. Detailed inventory (from top left to bottom right): ROW 1: 1. Tirumala / Euploea sp. - Nymphalidae. Black with white spots. Label: CAMEROON, Douala, 5-9-1974, Vestergaard. Rare African specimen. 2. Salamis angustina - Mother-of-pearl. Label: Salamis angustina, Bois de Nefles, Saint Paul, Ile de La Réunion, 05-1995. Island-endemic! 3. Agraulis vanillae / Dione sp. - Gulf Fritillary. Bright orange. Label: TRINIDAD, St. Ann's Rd, 28-7-1973, Vestergaard. 4. Polyura eudamippus Doubleday, 1843 - Great Nawab. Very large, cream-yellow with black edging and blue eye spots. Top specimen !!!! ROW 2: 5. Phoebis philea / Aphrissa sp. - Sulphur - Neon yellow. Label: COLOMBIA, Amazonas, Leticia, 8-7-1977, Vestergaard & Vis 6. Pieris rapae complex - Small white. Label: ISRAEL, Kibb. Einat (Petah Tikwa) 300m, 15-4-1973 Vestergaard. 7. Hamadryas sp. - Cracker butterfly / Blue Cracker. Rare small blue-black checkered. Label: JUANJUI, SAN MARTIN, PERU, 13.X.1999 8. Mimathyma / Apatura sp. - Purple Emperor. Spectacular purple-blue iridescent. Label: CAMEROON, Yaounde, 11-7-1975, Vestergaard - Highly sought after !!! 9. Charaxes / Polyura sp. Large brown with white band. Label: CHINA, GUANGXI, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998, leg. Liang et al. High mountain China, 1600m+. ROW 3: 10. Charaxes antonius Semper, 1878 - END MISCH. Large brown species with tails. Label: COLOMBIA, Amazonas, Leticia + determination label Charaxes antonius Semper, 1878 handwritten. Very rare !!!! 11. Dryas iulia / Dione juno. Julia Heliconian - Golden-orange. Label: RODRIGUEZ DE MENDOZA, AMAZONAS, PERU, 6.II.1999 12. Colias sp. - Clouded Yellow. Yellow with orange spot. Label: CHINA, W. SICHUAN, Emei Shan, 1600m, VII.1997, leg. Wu. 13. Anteos / Phoebis sp. - Light yellow. Label: COLOMBIA, Sra Nevada de Sta Martha, Minca 1000m, 19-7-1977, Vis & Vestergaard ROW 4: 14. Protogoniomorpha / Salamis parhassus. Forest Mother-of-pearl. Pearl-white with brown and blue eyes. Label: BANGUI, CENTR. AFR. REP., 5.IV.1992 Central Africa, very hard to obtain !!!! 15. Celaenorrhinus / Epargyreus sp. - Flat. Dark with yellow spots. Label: Pomacochas, 2500-3000m, Amazonas, PERU, May 2000 Extremely rare High Andes material !!!! 16. Heliconius doris L., 1771 - Doris Longwing. Black with yellow spots and bright blue. Label: Heliconius doris L., 1771, H.d. ?f. - Iconic species. 17. Doxocopa sp. - Emperor. Small dark with green-blue band. Label: PARAGUAY, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25°33' W55°13', 1.-3.VII.2005, leg. U. Drechsel. 18. Colias aurorina / Colias sp. Orange-yellow. Label: Mongolia East, Ondorchaan, 17-21.VII.1990, leg. G. Roukay. Steppe species from Mongolia !!! 19. Philaethria dido / Siproeta stelenes - Malachite / Bamboo Page. Mint-green and brown, stunning. Label: JUANJUI, SAN MARTIN, PERU, 6.XI.1999 20. Anthocharis / Euchloe sp. - Orange Tip. White with orange tip. Label: USSR, Usun S., Borizovka, 11.VI.1976, don. J. Vanek. Historic USSR material !!! Why you must not miss this lot: • Provenance: Ex. Vestergaard - a name that stands for quality and reliability in entomology. • Rarity: 20 species from 4 continents in one drawer. With species from high Andes (3000m), Amazonia, Central Africa and the Mongolian steppe. Never again to collect like this !!!! • Scientific: All specimens with original data labels (date, location, altitude, collector). Determination labels handwritten. • Condition: Very good. No fat, no mold, colors intact. • Display: original museum drawer 40x30 cm with glass lid. No CITES species. A life-long collection, hand-prepared. This is a lot for the serious collector who seeks provenance, data and species you will never find in shops again. Rarity: Unique specimens. Butterflies that will never return with so much original data. This kind of splendid series with full data will never be on the market again. A unique one-off opportunity for serious collectors of historic entomology or study. Scientifically documented and especially decorative. We have received 100 new Vestergaard museum drawers!!! Again a very large complete scientific insect collection. Provenance Vestergaard / Gyulai and several other national and international entomologists. We will auction this collection again without minimum prices on Catawiki, so keep an eye on my listings. Pickup is preferred due to fragility. If you buy multiple drawers we can arrange possible personal delivery. When shipping, we will package the drawers with care and utmost protection. Although all insects are securely mounted on pins, there is always a small chance of damage. Therefore shipping is at your own risk. We have now shipped more than 80 drawers and they have all arrived well, apart from one pin fall-out butterfly. Shipped with great care and insured delivery.

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