• Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
    Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection (E552)
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Papilio Asteria Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E552
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 labe identifies specimen as a "[Male] Papilio Asterias". It was collected in Richmond, Virginia, likely by Will Minor.
This specimen is dark brown with orange, tan, black, and iridescent blue details. It's bottom wings are spade-like and have a scalloped edge.
Content Date:
June 10 1934
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
Virginia (Collected at)