TAXIDERMY/ENTOMOLOGY: A PAIR OF MADAGASCAN SUNSET MOTHS, (CHRYSIRIDIA RHIPHEUS),

two specimens mounted on a natural branch under glass dome with solid acacia wood base

27.5cms high, base 14cms diameter

The Madagascan Sunset Moth is a species of day-flying moth and is considered to be one of the most impressive and beautiful moths or butterflies in the world. This piece demonstrates the species, by having the top specimen showing the dorsal side, and the lower specimen exposing the ventral side.