2010.95.120

Collection Date: August 2, 1935 (Tioga Lake); June 21, 1930 (Monarch)
7 in HIGH x 5.125 in WIDE x 0.875 in DEEP
Mono Co.; Cascade County, MT

Tioga Lake; Monarch

Gift of the Walt Disney Family Foundation
2010.95.120


Three (3) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case.  The top two are light yellow with black spots along top of upper wing and gray along edge of upper wing.  Black along bottom edge of hindwing, hairs on back and on body. Two yellow eyespots with black borders on lower wings.  The bottom one is light yellow with brown throughout several orange spots with black borders. These range from 1 3/8 x 2 to 1 3/4 x 2 3/8. The top two butterflies are male and the bottom butterfly is female.  Verso: "Parna [obstruction] behrii 8-2-35 Tioga Lake Mono Co. Calif [male symbol] smae {male symbol] Parn hermodur [female symbol] 6-21-30 Monarch, Mont."

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