• Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Catopsilia Argante Butterfly - Will Minor Butterfly Collection (E969)
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Apricot Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E969
Description
Male apricot sulphur (Phoebis argante) - 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Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Catopsilia Argante" - an outdated scientific name - and notes that it was collected in Satipo, Junín, Peru in October of 1944. The specimen is a vibrant orange-yellow.
Content Date:
October 1944
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)