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Object name(s):
insect: butterfly; HELICONIDAE: Philaethria dido wernickei; scarce bamboo page butterfly
Brief description:
This butterfly was collected in Brazil. It was contained in one of four cabinets containing a large collection of insects which were collected by Mr. Carter of Torquay and were purchased for the value of £45 in 1917. This object is on display at RAMM in the Fly on the Wall gallery.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated concept:
Insect
Current location:
On display
Dimension:
width 110 mm
Field collection place:
Brazil
Place coordinates:
-51.92528,-14.23500
Field collection place:
South America
Place coordinates:
-51.92528,-14.23500
Field collection place:
Latin America and the Caribbean
Place coordinates:
-51.92528,-14.23500
Field collector:
Carter (from the collection of)
Object name:
insect: butterfly; HELICONIDAE: Philaethria dido wernickei; scarce bamboo page butterfly
Object number:
51/1917/165
Reproduction number:
51-1917-165.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Natural Sciences
Responsible department/section:
Arthropods

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/133cbcab-4639-32d7-9321-d62a96c42636

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/133cbcab-4639-32d7-9321-d62a96c42636, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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