Malachite Butterfly gift card strikingly colored brush-footed butterfly found

strikingly colored brush-footed butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia

The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India

A 3500-year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species

Actias luna

member of the family Buprestidae

Malachite Butterfly gift card strikingly colored brush-footed butterfly foundSiproeta stelenes is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. This specimen is encased in a 6x6 frame.