Malachite Butterfly gift card real Blue Morpho wing bookmark

real Blue Morpho wing bookmark with glass cabochon protector over wing

member of the family Buprestidae

Battus belus can be found in Brazil

A 3500-year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species

Malachite Butterfly gift card real Blue Morpho wing bookmarkSiproeta stelenes is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. This specimen is encased in a 6x6 frame.