Morpho cisseis gahua (Brown), Morpho Butterfly, Large butterfly, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Laminated wings

Morpho cisseis is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 147 mm and 180 mm. The upperside is blue-green gray, the outer edge is largely bordered by black and broad black band extending over two-thirds of the forewing's costal edge. The reverse is copper decorated with a line of white chevrons and black, yellow and white eyespots, three on the forewings and a very large and three more small eyespots on the hindwings. Morpho cisseis, the Cisseis morpho, is a large Neotropical butterfly found in the southern and western Amazon and are highly valued by collectors.

Descriptions follow:

"Spread or wings open" means I have opened the wings for you. All you have to do is glue into your project.

"Unmounted/Papered" means I have done nothing. The butterfly is in it's collection envelope, with its wings folded up. This is an option for people who know how to spread their own specimens.

"Wings laminated" means that the wings will be heat laminated between a thin layer of plastic. This is just the wings!

Please message me if you have any questions about your order!

Want to learn how? I sell a Butterfly Spreading Kit in my shop!

To glue into your project (for example, into a shadowbox frame), just use some Elmer's school glue, or whatever you have lying around. No special tools required. Tweezers for handling might make the job easier.

Here's a link to my Butterfly Spreading Kit, if you'd like to learn how to open the specimens yourself; it comes with all the tools you need plus 4-8 practice butterflies: https://www.etsy.com/listing/924351096/butterfly-mounting-kit?ref=shop_home_active_4&sca=1

My butterflies come from farmed sources and are not taken from the wild. I cannot guarantee intact antennae on spread specimens, as they are just too fragile. A simple fix to a broken antennae is clear nail polish or super glue.