North American Monarch Danaus Plexippus Recto- ONE Real Butterfly - Entomology - Lepidoptera - Real Monarch Butterfly - Monarch Butterfly

This listing is for one Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) butterfly, ready for your DIY project. Farmed in South America (Peru). Please note that you will receive a specimen similar to the one in the photo. The colors may vary slightly from bright orange to a darker orange since no monarch has the exact same genes and each is unique! If you prefer a lighter or darker color monarch please note that on checkout, otherwise monarch will be chosen at random.

***Please note I am no longer offering spread butterflies! I am a college student :) and as of now, in order to manage my studies and my business at the same time, I cannot offer open butterflies!)***

These are A1 perfect quality Monarchs.

Please select whether you'd like the butterfly spread (WINGS OPEN) or unmounted/papered (WINGS CLOSED).

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.