2010.95.26

Collection Date: May 20, 1934
7 in HIGH x 5 in WIDE x 0.9375 in DEEP
San Diego Co.

Lake Hodges

Gift of the Walt Disney Family Foundation
2010.95.26


Three (3) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case.  Front wing rounded at tip. Upperside is black with red and pale yellow and white bands. Submarginal band of small yellow or white spots; wide postmedian band is red. Underside of hindwing with alternating bands of yellow-orange and cream.  They range in size from 1 1/16 x 1 13/16 to 1 1/8 x 1 1/16. The top two are male and the bottom one is female. VERSO: A dark pink stamp that has a box with the following information inside: "Collection of Clay Ward (obstructed by a hook used to hang the mount) Inglewood-California NAME [line] on DATE [line] LOCATION [line]" In black handwritten ink on the NAME line: "Eupydraw editha wrighti" In black handwritten ink on the DATE line: "May 20, 1934" In black handwritten ink on the LOCATION line:"Hodges Lake Calif.  In black ink below the box: "Edith's Checkerspot". Male and Female symbols are stamped below in pink that correspond to the butterflies on recto. Male and Female symbols are stamped below in pink that correspond to the butterflies on recto.

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