• Florida White (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Florida White (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E640)

Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Florida White (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal

Identifier:
E640
Description

Female Florida white (Glutophrissa drusilla) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, 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Original label identifies the specimen as "[Female] Appias Ilaire" - an outdated scientific name - and suggests that it was collected at Matheson Hammock Park in Florida.

Content Date:
August 5 1945
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
Florida (Collected at)