Author: Su, Ming-Yi (Amateur Collector)
Title: The Butterfly Album of Formosa
Description: Privately published 1960 [4], 20 plates of 134 mounted specimens. . HB. Orig. velvet covered binder (270x245mm), gilt title to front board. A few specimens are slightly imperfect, but most are in very good condition.. Unusual publication containing 134 real specimens of butterflies (132) and moths (2), mounted on both sides of 10 stiff card leaves, each side protected by a glassine sheet. Includes butterflies from families Papilionidae (24), Pieridae (24), Danaidae (11), Satyridae (12), Amathusiidae (2), Nymphalidae (34). Lybytheidae (1), Lycaenidae (14), Hesperiidae (10), and 2 moths including the magnificent Atlas moth, Attacus atlas, all collected in Taiwan (Formosa). The wings are all original, the bodies have been replaced with painted card cut-outs. Letterpress consists of two leaves - title page and list of specimens..

Keywords: ABA02-2023; ABA12-2022; Butterflies; Moths; Lepidoptera; Taiwan; East Asia; Asia


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