Owl butterfly
This male owl butterfly was collected in Brazil and was originally part of the Oberthur collection at the British Museum. There are enormous eye spots on the underside of the butterfly’s hind wings .
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 105/1936/30
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collection Area Region
- South America
- Collector Excavator
- British Museum Natural History (from the collection of): Oberthur, Mr (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- owl butterfly
- Simple Name
- insect: butterfly
