Papilio ecclipsis, hoax butterfly species
This insect was uncovered as hoax by John Curtis. It is infact a European brimstone butterfly with patches carefully painted on its wings. Specimen from the Linnean Society photographed by the NHM
Picture No
10710472
Media ID
47575032
Size
4687px x 3728px
(15.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Arthropoda Brimstone Gonepteryx Hexapod Hexapoda Hoax Insecta Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Linnaeus Papilio Papilionidae Pieridae Rhamni Swallow Swallow Tailed Swallow-tailed Swallowtail Tailed
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