Collection of 16 irreplaceable exotic day butterflies - 4...

This is an exceptional museum lot - 16 specimens in ONE original wooden museum drawer 40 x 30 cm, complete from the famous Vestergaard collection. Only wild-caught with historical catch dates. The strength of this lot is the combination: 4 continents, 16 different genera, and each specimen with its own handwritten original data label. All butterflies professionally prepared and mounted, in very good condition. Family mainly Nymphalidae, Pieridae and Satyridae. The 16 butterflies individually: The drawer is divided as follows, from top left to bottom right: Row 1: 1. Stichophthalma sp. - Jungle Queen. Label: Thailand, Surat Thani, Khao Sok, 12-8-1991, Vestergaard. Large brown Satyridae from the jungles of southern Thailand. Rare in collections !!!! 2. Penthema darlisa - Blue Kaiser Label: Via Turlin, m.1, PENTHEMA D. DARLISA, SATYRIDAE Very desirable large species with white spots. Asia. 3. Phoebis / Anteos argante - Orange Sulphur. Label: Colombia, Dep. Tolima, Melgar, 800 m., 26-7-1976, Vestergaard. Bright orange Pieridae from the Andes. Early Vestergaard label from 1976 4. Kallima inachus - Indian Oakleaf / Dead Leaf Butterfly. Label: KALLIMA INACHUS The masterwork of camouflage. Dorsal side orange, ventral side perfect dead leaf. Top quality !!!! Row 2: 5. Euphaedra sp. - African Forest Nymph. Label: EBOGO, CAMEROON, 29.IX.2001 Beautiful green-yellow species from the rainforest of Cameroon. Central African species are extremely sought after !!!! 6. Hypolimnas misippus f. formosa - Danaid Eggfly. Label: Hypolimnas misippus, Formosa, Via Turlin. Classical mimicry species, orange with white spots. 7. Phoebis sennae / Anteos clorinde. Yellow Comet Label: Colombia, Amazonas, Leticia, 20-8-1977, Vestergaard. Light yellow Pieridae from the Amazon. Second Vestergaard Colombia label. 8. Kaniska canace / Euthalia sp. - Blue Admiral. Label: CHINA, W. SICHUAN, Emei Shan, 1600 m, VII.1997, leg. Wu. Dark with light-blue band, from the sacred Emei Shan at 1600 m altitude. Extremely rare butterfly. Row 3: 9. Polygrapha xenocrates / Polyura xenocrates - South American Emperor Butterfly. Label: POLYGRAPHA Staudinger, 1887, Xenocrates Westwood, 1850, xenocrates. Dark with turquoise edge. Very rare genus from the Andes !!! 10. Colobura / Historis-type Formosa. Label: Hypolimnas misippus f. Formosa [second specimen] Lighter form from Taiwan. 11. Polyura arja - Pallid Nawab Label: Polyura arja Felder, 1867 Rare large Charaxinae with cream-colored band and double tails. 12. Argyreus / Sephisa princeps - Asian Pearl-winged Butterfly Label: CHINA, W. SICHUAN, Emei Shan, 1600 m, VII.1997, leg. Wu Orange with black leopard pattern. High mountain species. Row 4: 13. Mimathyma schrenckii / Brintesia circe - Great Forest Watcher. Label: North-Hungary, Bükk-hegység, MÁR IÁP FORRÁS - Recemvölgy, 1971.7.6., Leg. Gyulai, Dr. P. Gyulai, Hungary. Historically European specimen from 1971 with printed catch label. Gyulai Collection!!!! 14. Hamadryas amphinome - Red Cracker. Label: BELLA VISTA, DEP. CAJAMARCA, PERU, 12.VI.1959 - Famous "cracker" butterfly with blue craquelé pattern. Caught in 1959 - more than 65 years old! 15. Cirrochroa tyche - Yeoman Label: KHAO SOI DAO, CHANTHABURI, THAILAND, 21.III.1974, LEG. G. TEN BROEK. Intensely orange with fine markings. Thailand 1974 !!!!! 16. Mimathyma / Euthalia sp. - White Admiral. Label: CHINA, W. SICHUAN, Emei Shan, 1600 m, VII.1997, leg. Wu Large black-and-white specimen, last Wu specimen in this series. Why is this lot so rare? • Provenance Vestergaard: The entomologist Vestergaard was one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century. His handwritten labels from Colombia 1976, Thailand 1991 are museum documentation. • Complete museum drawer: Original drawer 40x30cm with glass, not loose butterflies. This is how it should be displayed in a natural history museum. Offers direct exhibition value. • Historical depth: Data from 1959 (Peru), 1971 (Hungary), 1974 (Thailand), 1976-77 (Colombia), 1991 (Thailand), 1997 (China) to 2001 (Cameroon). 42 years of collecting history in one drawer. • Geographically unique: South America (Amazon + Andes), Central Africa, Europe, Himalaya/China and S.E. Asia together. You will never get this again in one place !!!!! • Species you cannot find separately: Kallima inachus, Polyura arja, Penthema darlisa, Euphaedra and the 1959 Hamadryas from Peru are individually highly sought. Condition: A1 - A1/A2. An exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for advanced collectors, researchers, museums, or to acquire a very extensively documented museum drawer from a renowned collection. A complete and highly extensively documented drawer like this will never be assembled again (unique provenance) A life-time of collecting, hand-prepared. We have received 100 new Vestergaard museum drawers!!! Again a very large complete scientific insect collection. Provenance Vestergaard / Gyulai and several other national and international entomologists. We will auction this collection again on Catawiki without reserve prices, so keep an eye on my offers. Pickup is preferred due to fragility. If you buy multiple boxes we can arrange a possible personal delivery. If shipping, we will package the drawers with care and utmost security. Although all insects are securely mounted on pins, there is always a small chance of damage. Therefore shipping is at your own risk. We have shipped more than 80 drawers to date and all but one pin have arrived safely. Will be packed with great care and shipped insured."

Estimación:€200

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