How to preserve a dead butterfly？
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2024
- Sometimes dead insects can be found in the garden and one option to preserve their beauty is to make them into specimens.
Butterfly is one of the beautiful insects, especially in their adult stage. It is essential to be extra careful when making butterfly specimens because their wings are very fragile and easily broken. The purpose of making butterfly specimens is to showcase the details of their wings, and therefore, the wings must be unfolded perfectly. Of course, some species have more distinctive patterns on their back wings, so if possible, you can have two specimens of the same species, one showing the front wings and the other showing the back.
We found a dead mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) in the garden and decided to preserve it. Mourning cloak is a common nymphalus in Europe and usually lives in forests. Adult mourning cloaks primarily feed on sap, ripe and fallen fruits and sugary exudate from aphids, so you rarely see them in the flowers. In addition, they have the longest lifespan of all butterflies, and can live up to 12 months! So when spring arrives in Finland, we can see adults mourning cloak that emerged from hibernation dancing gracefully in the spring sunshine.
Hi may I know if we found a dead butterfly, before to pin it such a way, do we need have any preparation like dry up the buttercream under the sun or any spray needed to prevent it mold ? Or do we need to do anything after we found a dead butterfly in our garden ?
How to save dried butterflies for many years in order to prevent collapsing due to mold? I heard about mixtures in spray but I don't know ingredients. Any clues?
Lysol
@@atbpajt7948are you serious?
Mms. Sodiom clorite mixed with hydrocloride acid becomes clorine dioxid spray on kills all moulds. 😊
Look up andrea kalker. 😊
Is there a possibility of maggots coming out? And if so how do I prevent this? I have a dead moth.
This is rlly late but no, maggots are fly larvae and generally insects don’t lay eggs in other insects. But you do have to worry about ants and other smaller insects eating the body ‼️
does the same preservation method work on things other than butterflies
Yes, the principle is the same, soften the dead insects and adjust them to their natural state.
Hello I found a moth that’s really good in shape and I want to revive it is it possible to do that his back legs aren’t working and his wings are tired
Is this for real? This video is about preserving them after already dead. That just hit funny.
Wax paper is the same as parchment paper?
No, but it works just fine.
Wax paper will melt in the oven
Parchment paper will not
Main difference
How do u try them out to store before pinning?
Do you need to clear out any guts to stop it from rotting?
Im not an expert, but I don't think it's necessary for butterflies
@@stranger592 thank you
Where i can buy it ?
Only six comments?
I have dead butterflies
Get rid of that obnoxious music please!!
Just turn you volume down 😁🙄
You sound like a dad telling a child to turn their techno music down because their grandpa's coming by tonight, which isn't a bad thing.
I do understand what you’re saying. I was feeling the same. He probably should have used a more soothing sound that would have been nice😊.
What do you mean it's a bop 🎉🎉 🕺 💿
Made me dance 🤷🏽♂️
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POV maybe a teacher. Bug abuse 1% chance it will happen.
You are breaking so many laws for having an endangered and protected by law animal in your private collection. Please do not catch or preserve Parnassius apollo as its conservation status is vulnerable.
If it's found dead already, im unsure how it's against the law?
How is preserving something that's already dead against the law? It's a literal butterfly