Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
G15Description
Female Rocky Mountain parnassian (Parnassius smintheus) - 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 suggests that the specimen was collected at Pinon Mesa, Colorado.