• Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
    Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection (E567)
Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Morpho Aega Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E567
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 "[Male] Morpho Aega" and notes that it was collected near the Amazon River in Brazil. 

The majority of one side of the specimen is iridescent-blue, edged in a dusty-brown with white details. The other side is patterned with different shades of light brown. 
Content Date:
1935
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) (Collected at)