A museum-grade historical world collection of 21 irreplaceable butterflies from 9 countries. Taxidermy full body mount - O.a. Eryphanis polyxena, Euploea snelleni snelleni, Colias sp. - 30 cm - 40 cm - 6 cm - Ex. Collectie Vestergaard - allen met complete data etiketten. - 21
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Museum-quality collection of 21 prepared butterfly specimens from 9 countries, including Eryphanis polyxena, Euploea snelleni snelleni and Colias sp.
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Description from the seller
This is an exceptional and museum-grade lot of 21 prepared butterflies from the renowned collection of Vestergaard — a collector who was active on four continents between 1973 and 2001.
The lot is unique due to the combination of origin, documentation, and rarity.
Not merchandise, but a scientifically documented collection with original field labels, legacies and determinations.
Many specimens come from hard-to-reach areas and expeditions that are no longer possible today.
Provenance: World collection.
The lot covers 9 countries: China (Guangxi & Sichuan), Cameroon, Philippines, Trinidad, Peru, Mexico, Belize, Suriname and Russia (Primorsky Krai).
The oldest specimen is from Trinidad in 1973, the most recent from Cameroon in 2001.
Why this lot is extremely rare.
1. Complete provenance Vestergaard:
All specimens with original handwritten / printed label with date, location, altitude and leg.
2. Museum-quality with Chinese expedition material: 8 specimens from Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, Guangxi and Emei Shan, Sichuan — collected by Wu and Liang et al. in 1997-1998 at 1600 m elevation!!!
Material from this period hardly ever enters the market.
3. Highlight - Eryphanis polyxena polyxena:
The large purple emperor in the middle is the absolute centerpiece.
Individual description - from left to right, top to bottom:
Row 1 top:
1. Euploea snelleni snelleni male - Philippines - Label: d'Abrera ssp. snelleni in EAST MINDANAO.
Very rare crow butterfly, endemic to the Philippines.
Almost never offered in Europe.
2. Bebearia sp. - Cameroon, Yaounde, 10-7-1973, leg. Vestergaard - Classic Vestergaard material from the 1970s from Central Africa.
3. Colias sp. - Peru, La Lucma, Dept. Cajamarca, 2400m, N-Peru, 1999 - High-Andean yellow-white butterfly from the Andes at 2400m. Extremely rare locality!!
4. Aporia agathon - China, W. Sichuan, Kangding, Paoma-Shan, VIII.1998 leg. Wan.
Great white-striped Pieridae from West China. Beautifully patterned.
5. Mimathyma schrenckii / Apatura - China, Yunnan, Hei Mt, Lanchang, 2300m, VIII.1999 leg. Zhi.
Blue emperor’s mantle with intense iridescent blue sheen. High-altitude species at 2300m. Highly sought after.
Row 2:
6. Pseudochazara / Chazara sp. - China, W. Sichuan, Emei Shan, 1600m, VII.1997 leg. Wu - Satyridae from the sacred mountain Emei.
7. Ptychandra negrosensis Banks, Holloway & Barlow, 1976 - Philippines - Top rarity.
Label: Ptychandra Felder, 1861 / Ptychandra negrosensis (holotype: depicted male in d'Abrera).
Specimen with determination as the rare negrosensis, endemic to Negros.
The blue iridescence is spectacular.
A determinations piece for specialists !!!
8. Euploea midamus? - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Black butterfly with white mirrors.
From the famous Dayao Shan expedition.
9. Neope sp. - China, W. Sichuan, Emei Shan, 1600m, VII.1997 leg. Wu.
Elegant Nymphalidae with white bands.
10. Anartia / Chlosyne sp. - Trinidad, F.A. Valley, 8-8-1973 leg. Vestergaard.
Early Vestergaard material from the Caribbean. Historically 50+ years old.
Row 3:
11. Zerene cesonia - Mexico, Sonora province, Ures, Rio Sonora, 18.8.1984 leg. Klein.
Beautiful lemon-yellow with black-edged Pieridae male. Virtually undiscovered in northern Mexico!!
12. Symbrenthia / Athyma sp. - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Orange-black striped small Nymphalidae.
13. Eryphanis polyxena polyxena - SURINAME, Lelydorp, District PARA, Feb/Mar 2000
ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS LOT!!!!!
Huge owl butterfly with deep iridescent purple-violet. Wingspan > 13 cm.
Very rare in this perfect quality and with exact data.
A museum piece that dominates the lot!!!!
14. Anartia fatima / Anartia sp.
Mexico, Garden by Hotel Santa Helena, Palenque, Chiapas, 15.III.1991
With red spots, from the jungle near Palenque.
15. Cymothoe caenis / Cymothoe egesta.
Cameroon, East Bout M'Balmayo, June 2001
Large yellow-black hover butterfly from Central Africa. Perfect specimen.
Row 4 bottom:
16. Euploea leucostictos / Euploea sp. - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Large black-white blue Danaidae.
17. Cyrestis thyodamas - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
The famous
This is an exceptional and museum-grade lot of 21 prepared butterflies from the renowned collection of Vestergaard — a collector who was active on four continents between 1973 and 2001.
The lot is unique due to the combination of origin, documentation, and rarity.
Not merchandise, but a scientifically documented collection with original field labels, legacies and determinations.
Many specimens come from hard-to-reach areas and expeditions that are no longer possible today.
Provenance: World collection.
The lot covers 9 countries: China (Guangxi & Sichuan), Cameroon, Philippines, Trinidad, Peru, Mexico, Belize, Suriname and Russia (Primorsky Krai).
The oldest specimen is from Trinidad in 1973, the most recent from Cameroon in 2001.
Why this lot is extremely rare.
1. Complete provenance Vestergaard:
All specimens with original handwritten / printed label with date, location, altitude and leg.
2. Museum-quality with Chinese expedition material: 8 specimens from Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, Guangxi and Emei Shan, Sichuan — collected by Wu and Liang et al. in 1997-1998 at 1600 m elevation!!!
Material from this period hardly ever enters the market.
3. Highlight - Eryphanis polyxena polyxena:
The large purple emperor in the middle is the absolute centerpiece.
Individual description - from left to right, top to bottom:
Row 1 top:
1. Euploea snelleni snelleni male - Philippines - Label: d'Abrera ssp. snelleni in EAST MINDANAO.
Very rare crow butterfly, endemic to the Philippines.
Almost never offered in Europe.
2. Bebearia sp. - Cameroon, Yaounde, 10-7-1973, leg. Vestergaard - Classic Vestergaard material from the 1970s from Central Africa.
3. Colias sp. - Peru, La Lucma, Dept. Cajamarca, 2400m, N-Peru, 1999 - High-Andean yellow-white butterfly from the Andes at 2400m. Extremely rare locality!!
4. Aporia agathon - China, W. Sichuan, Kangding, Paoma-Shan, VIII.1998 leg. Wan.
Great white-striped Pieridae from West China. Beautifully patterned.
5. Mimathyma schrenckii / Apatura - China, Yunnan, Hei Mt, Lanchang, 2300m, VIII.1999 leg. Zhi.
Blue emperor’s mantle with intense iridescent blue sheen. High-altitude species at 2300m. Highly sought after.
Row 2:
6. Pseudochazara / Chazara sp. - China, W. Sichuan, Emei Shan, 1600m, VII.1997 leg. Wu - Satyridae from the sacred mountain Emei.
7. Ptychandra negrosensis Banks, Holloway & Barlow, 1976 - Philippines - Top rarity.
Label: Ptychandra Felder, 1861 / Ptychandra negrosensis (holotype: depicted male in d'Abrera).
Specimen with determination as the rare negrosensis, endemic to Negros.
The blue iridescence is spectacular.
A determinations piece for specialists !!!
8. Euploea midamus? - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Black butterfly with white mirrors.
From the famous Dayao Shan expedition.
9. Neope sp. - China, W. Sichuan, Emei Shan, 1600m, VII.1997 leg. Wu.
Elegant Nymphalidae with white bands.
10. Anartia / Chlosyne sp. - Trinidad, F.A. Valley, 8-8-1973 leg. Vestergaard.
Early Vestergaard material from the Caribbean. Historically 50+ years old.
Row 3:
11. Zerene cesonia - Mexico, Sonora province, Ures, Rio Sonora, 18.8.1984 leg. Klein.
Beautiful lemon-yellow with black-edged Pieridae male. Virtually undiscovered in northern Mexico!!
12. Symbrenthia / Athyma sp. - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Orange-black striped small Nymphalidae.
13. Eryphanis polyxena polyxena - SURINAME, Lelydorp, District PARA, Feb/Mar 2000
ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS LOT!!!!!
Huge owl butterfly with deep iridescent purple-violet. Wingspan > 13 cm.
Very rare in this perfect quality and with exact data.
A museum piece that dominates the lot!!!!
14. Anartia fatima / Anartia sp.
Mexico, Garden by Hotel Santa Helena, Palenque, Chiapas, 15.III.1991
With red spots, from the jungle near Palenque.
15. Cymothoe caenis / Cymothoe egesta.
Cameroon, East Bout M'Balmayo, June 2001
Large yellow-black hover butterfly from Central Africa. Perfect specimen.
Row 4 bottom:
16. Euploea leucostictos / Euploea sp. - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
Large black-white blue Danaidae.
17. Cyrestis thyodamas - China, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Dayao Shan, VII-VIII.1998 leg. Liang et al.
The famous
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specimen
A museum-grade historical world collection of 21 irreplaceable butterflies from 9 countries.
Scientific name
O.a. Eryphanis polyxena, Euploea snelleni snelleni, Colias sp.
Number of objects
21
Country of origin
China (Guangxi & Sichuan), Cameroon, Philippines, Trinidad, Peru, Mexico, Belize, Suriname and
CITES relevancy
Ex. Collectie Vestergaard - allen met complete data etiketten.
Condition
Good condition
Year
1973
Weight
1400 g
Height
30 cm
Width
40 cm
Depth
6 cm
