Extremely rare find! Seldom seen for sale Ornithoptera paradisea arfkensis male. From an old collection, legally imported into the USA in 2000 from Thorne's Insects in Canada.
Ornithoptera paradisea is a member of the highly sought after birdwings-one of the most collected groups of butterflies in the world.
Male appears to be in A1 condition but is labeled A1/A1-.
Shipped unmounted, dried, with wings folded closed.
DON'T RISK BUYING FROM INTERNATIONAL SELLERS! It is illegal! These are highly protected and monitored butterflies and MUST clear a US Fish and Wildlife Inspection and have the proper permits to enter the US. These are from an older N. American collection, and have 100% been legally imported from IFTA in Papua New Guinea, and can be bought and owned completely legally by anyone in the US.
