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Oct 11, 2026NL

Complete lot of 25 pieces: irreplaceable exotic day-flying butterflies

This is a museum-worthy lot of 25 tropical Nymphalidae from the famous private collection of Vestergaard – a collector known for his highly colorfast, perfectly prepared South American butterflies from the 1970s-1990s. The lot contains almost exclusively Neotropical species from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, with a few African and Southeast Asian species as supplements. Condition: A-/A2, colors very vivid. Why this lot is exceptionally rare: A complete original museum drawer with 25 different species in this quality is never encountered again. Vestergaard collected only specimens he had caught himself or obtained directly from the source. Species such as the red Callicore hesperis, Historis odius with a tail, Antirrhea philoctetes and the blue‑purple Doxocopa emperors are considered highly sought after and difficult to obtain. None is CITES-listed. More detailed description of the entire lot: Exotic Tropical Butterflies – Vestergaard Museum Collection – Includes Very Rare Callicore & Historis – South America Extraordinary lot of 25 perfectly prepared tropical day-fliers from the renowned Vestergaard collection. A colorful overview of the Nymphalidae family, with emphasis on the iconic "88 butterflies", Monarchs and Brush-footed butterflies from the Amazon region. Perfect for the serious collector, entomology enthusiast-museums. Inventory – from left to right, top to bottom: Row 1: 1. Eunica alcmena (Blue-banded Purplewing) – Rich cobalt-blue sheen, black velvet. Origin: Panama / Costa Rica. Highly sought after for the blue structural color. 2. Nessaea hewitsonii / Napeocles jucunda (White-banded Olivewing) – White band on purple-black background. Origin: Colombia/Brazil. Rare in European collections. 3. Hamadryas amphinome (Red Cracker) – Brown with beige patches and eye-lines. Origin: Amazon. Known for its crackling sound. 4. Memphis moruus (Leafwing) – Dark chocolate-brown leaf mimic. Origin: Brazil. Perfect camouflage species. 5. Callicore cynosura (Orange-banded 88) – Black with bright orange band. Origin: Peru/Ecuador. EXTREMELY RARE. Row 2: 6. Cymothoe sangaris / Euphaedra eberti (Yellow Glider) – Broad orange-yellow band. Origin: Central Africa. African highlight in this lot. 7. Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur) – Canary yellow. Family Pieridae. Origin: South America. 8. Eunica volumna (Turquoise-banded Eunica) – Black with neon turquoise band. Origin: Central America. Small jewel. 9. Adelpha serpa celerio (Spotted Sister) – Brown with white spots and stripes. Origin: Brazil. 10. Taygetis mermeria (Wood Nymph) – Brown Satyr with a pale eye spot. Origin: Amazon rainforest. Row 3: 11. Eunica eurota (Dark Blue Eunica) – Almost black with a deep blue edge. Origin: Brazil. 12. Hamadryas feronia (Variable Cracker) – White-marbled with eyelets at the bottom. Origin: Central America. 13. Adelpha fessonia (Orange-banded Sister) – Iconic orange upperside, white underside stripe. Origin: Mexico to Brazil. IN DEMAND BY COLLECTORS. 14. Hermeuptychia hermes (Hermes Satyr) – Small brown forest butterfly with an eye. Origin: South America. 15. Antirrhea philoctetes (White-banded Brown) – Long white band with tail-like extensions. Origin: Amazon. EXTREMELY RARE in the trade. Row 4: 16. Euploea mulciber (Striped Blue Crow) – LARGE SPECIMEN – Dark with purple-blue sheen and white spot rim. Origin: Southeast Asia. Largest in the box. 17. Neptis hylas (Common Sailer) – White spots on dark brown. Origin: Asia. 18. Euploea midamus / Euploea sp. – Purple-blue gloss over dark brown. Origin: Asia. 19. Historis odius (Orion / Stained Daggerwing) – Orange with dark brown and long tails. Origin: Central & South America. TOP PIECE. 20. Phoebis philea (Orange-barred Sulphur) – Bright orange-yellow, large. Origin: South America. Row 5: 21. Eunica malvina (Small Blue-banded) – Black with light blue edging. Origin: Brazil. 22. Euploea radamanthus (Blue-tipped Crow) – Black with ice-blue wing tips. Origin: Asia. Gorgeous contrast. 23. Callicore hesperis / Callicore cydone (Red-banded 88) – Bright red-black striped. Origin: Peru. ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT – Rarely appears on Catawiki. 24. Doxocopa pavon / Mimathyma sp. (Pavon Emperor) – Deep cobalt blue with white patches. Origin: Brazil. Monarch butterfly. 25. Doxocopa agathina (Agathina Emperor) – Deep purple with light spots. Origin: Brazil. A beautiful close. A unique opportunity to acquire in one go a complete, colorful and very rare Vestergaard collection. This is not a box with 25 loose butterflies but a closed, historical biotope collection. All specimens are professionally mounted on entomological foam in an original wooden museum drawer with a glass lid (40.00 by 30.00 cm). As a whole this is a collection that belongs in a natural history museum. A lifetime of collecting and hand-prepared. This is a collection for the serious collector seeking provenance, data and species you will never again find in stores or in the wild. We have received 100 new Vestergaard museum drawers! Again a very large complete scientific insect collection. Provenance Vestergaard / Gyulai and several other national and international entomologists. We will auction this collection again without minimum prices on Catawiki, so watch my offers. Pickup is preferred due to fragility. If you buy multiple drawers we can arrange a personal delivery. When shipping we will package the drawers carefully and with great care. Although all insects are firmly pinned, there is always a small risk of damage. Therefore shipping is also at the buyer's risk. We have now shipped more than 80 drawers and all but one butterfly pinned to the pin arrived safely. They are packed with great care and shipped insured.

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