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Hi there Butterfly Community

I come cup in hand having only just joined this evening, but am after some advice if anyone feels in a generous mood. I hopefully have uploaded 2 photos (better quality can be provided if needed) of 2 sets of butterflies which I have owned for some time, but have no idea what they are, whether they are rare, and if they are worth anything? I hope I don't upset this community by posting the pinned butterflies, I had nothing to do with capturing them

Many thanks in advance

Hi Max and welcome to the forum.
I hope you get an answer to your question.
Meanwhile, and at the risk of stating the obvious, these are not European butterflies if you were wondering, and even less likely to be found in the UK.
Well there's a start for you.
Chris

I think they are mainly far eastern insects. The big one in the middle of the bottom row, top box, is the iconic Rajah Brooke's Birdwing, a species that I have twice seen whizzing past (in Sumatra), but never sitting still .

Tony M.

Hi Max,

I believe the yellow Brimstone-like butterfly in the top box is Gonepteryx menippe which is common in tropical America.

All the best

Peter

Hi,

Top Frame Middle Bottom Butterfly I thinks is Rajah Brooke's Birdwing - Trogonoptera brookiana and the one next to it on the right looks very similar to Green-banded Urania - Urania leilus a day flying moth larger than our Silver washed Frit which I saw in Peru when I was there could be wrong though

Thanks

Andy

To fill in a few more:

In the first box, I think the one at top right is Papilio bromius, from Africa. Top left is Napeocles jucunda, from South America.

In the second box at the bottom, Papilio thoas, from the Americas, and above it, I think Phoebis philea, also from the Americas. Top left in this box is Polygrapha cyanea, from Central and South America.

Guy

Top centre could be Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe).
Ian

Top centre could be Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe). Probably not though.
Ian

Hi all, many thanks for the replies, I wonder how they ended up in an auction in Surrey, UK!

I was quite excited just now to see the replies, I tried reading out the latin names to my workmates in office, with some difficulty.

My quandry is this - I like them, I think they are interesting, colourful and a talking point. However, the girlfriend has a big phobia of anything with wings...

Max

Grasp the nettle - change the girlfriend ....

Tony M.