Papilio Lowi Female Genuine Framed Butterfly Specimen

The Asian Swallowtail is one of those insects that makes you reconsider what the word ornate actually means.

This is a genuine female Papilio lowi specimen, shown verso side, which is where the real drama lives: white veins tracing the upper hind wing, a scatter of red dots on the inner wings like something deliberate, like something designed. The female runs lighter in colouration than the male, which makes the contrast of those markings hit harder. It's the kind of specimen that entomologists and horror kids and dark aesthetic collectors all end up wanting for exactly the same reason, it looks like it shouldn't be real. Bits & Bugs do genuine article collecting and framing, no fakes, no shortcuts.

Species: Papilio lowi, female. Asian Swallowtail butterfly. Genuine framed specimen, shown verso. Origin: Asia.