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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Asterocampa clyton "Tawny Emperor" Butterfly

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal

Identifier:

E503

Description

Lepidoptera specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, square, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.
Original label identifies the specimen as a "[Female] Asterocampa Clyton" butterfly. It was caught by Will Minor on August 2nd, 1938, in Finleyville, Pennsylvania
The underside of the specimen is a mosaic of different, soft browns. The opposite side of the specimen is patterned in burnt orange and a multitude of browns.

Content Date:

August 2 1938

Related collection

Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier.

Related person

Will Minor (was used by)