• Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
    Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection (E549)
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Papilio Philenor Hirsuth Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E549
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 "[Male] Papilio Philenor Hirsuth", and notes that it came from San Francisco, California.
The specimen has a thick, black, fuzzy body. The underside of its wings are a light black with yellow, tan, black, and iridescent blue details. The opposite side is black and iridescent blue with white details.
Content Date:
May 6 1941
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)
Related place
California (Collected at)