Fantastic! Thank you so much for this. I found a monarch butterfly on the ground walking my dog the other day and thought it'd be a good chance to learn a bit about entomology, this is the only clear tutorial I've found.
That is just GORGEOUS. This is a great tutorial. I've been picking up a whole bunch of (recently) dead Red Admirals on my walks home, and now I know how to "fix" them so that I can mount and display them. I also have a few others that I might be able to mount.
What you are all failing to realize is that these butterflies are already dead. I just started to raise monarchs and not every butterfly emerges perfectly. I had to keep one because it's wings were crumpled and he was unable to fly. He passed away after about a week of me hand feeding him. I plan on doing this to immortalize him and treasure his imperfections. This video isn't about killing butterflies you idgits
This is the absolute best instructional butterfly mounting video I have yet seen. Thank you, I am just starting out learning how to mount my own insects, and this was an unbelievably huge help to me. You are articulate and well spoken, clear, and concise. I only wish it was longer! Thanks again.
I was about to pin my first LBM, starting with the right fore and hind wings. Glad I watched this first, though. Every word was helpful and I'm glad you explained everything you were doing.
This was absolutely incredible and informative. You also have a wonderful, clear voice and give directions very well. Not to mention your specimen came out beautifully!
hey dude its channing i love watching your videos so informative. when it comes to insects people this is my guy always has the most beautiful specimens. my house is full of them.
Thanks for the video. I actually found a dead butterfly in a parking lot this afternoon (first I've ever found, and I wouldn't dare to kill one). I used similar items I had at home to follow your tutorial; not as professional as your work but I think it worked okay. Again, thank you!
Butterflies are so beautiful. I have a picture, that was handmade of African woman with butterfly wings from butterflies that died of natural causes I love it.
This is a great video! For those living in the sub tropics or tropics though, I've found that I need to let my specimens dry for at least two weeks before removing pins. Otherwise they droop over time.
This is all new to me, but now after watching your videoI, I can see the imperfections of other people's pinning on their videos. As an artist, I appreciate and can plainly see that THIS is the way it's done.
buying these butterflies helps save the rain forest because instead of cutting and clearing the land the locals raise and harvest these beautiful butterflies to feed their families, unfortunately there are not enough collectors in the world to stop deforestation but by spreading the hobby like this man is doing he is saving the rain forest and you can to and it doesn't have to be just butterflies, there are amazing beetles, cicadas, mantises the list goes on and you can find them on ebay for sale
I put pinesol and water in a crumpled tissue in a jar and put the butterfly on top and waited like 15 mins and it became soft, used wax paper because I dont have any tracing paper but it still turned out ok, had a lot of scratches but the butterfly was still beautiful to me and I'm thankful for this video even if I didnt follow your specific instructions, it was still helpful as I found a mite on the butterfly under the microscope and felt the need that I should do something pretty with it before mites devour it x
I just finished pinning a swallow tail. My father found it in a window sill at the construction site he was working at. And I had to improvise a lot of tools.
Question - once it's dried, how do you "relocate" it on the primary pin? I like mine to have a consistent 1/4 inch showing out the top, but my board won't let the pin sink in far enough... Also, as a note to everyone whining about the "poor bugs", the company he buys from (I recognize it) farms their butterflies "in-house" - they aren't taken from the wild. It's an awesome company.
Incredible video, thank you. The only thing I'm confused about is the purpose of removing the head. Do you need to or is this your preference for easier pinning?
hello! very intresting! i raise butterflies and 2 of them die so i put them in my fridge i will love to do this to them....do I have to use any kind of product for the body?
If you glue some graph paper to the boards you can get it perfectly symmetrical. Glue down 1 sheet over the whole thing then use a scalpel to cut out the middle strip.
Is it possible to keep the abdomen "plump" not shriveled, after its mounted? I bought some birdwings and the seller says its not possible to have a life like abdomen - flat or curled abdomens are typical. Thanks for the informative video.
I'm curious where you purchased your adjustable spreading board please.. I found a great selection on butterfliesandthings, but there's a minimum of a $500 order to ship to Canada :(
@funry7twelve It's very hard because they will shrink...for very large specimens, you may want it to shrink because large abdomen-ed butterflies easily get attacked by beetles and other pests.
I am wondering if I would need to empty the abdomen of a Cecropia Moth during the mounting process to prevent decay? If so, any tips on this? thanks!!!
+Kurtise Templeton The chamber relaxes the mucles and hydrates the specimen. It's so you can move the butterfly around easier. If you dont take this step you will most likely damage the specimen.
ambam1977, this is an excellent video. A question arose at 2:34. "Can I use regular, writing paper?" Your video is so good, it answered my question at 6:05. I have basic entomological knowledge and it has always been a dream of mine to catalogue the Lepidoptera in my region. I live in south-eastern New-Brunswick, in Canada. I started looking into insect collecting this year as I have never seen such an abundance of butterflies and moths in my area and your video has peaked my interest. Thanks!!
Have you ever done this with bees? How difficult is it? Want to have a display case to show people what they look like. This looks very cool, resin is obviously the other option.
+BlastFromYesterday I'm assuming you mean for a spreading board, like his...? You can use soft woods, cork, foam (compact polystyrene works very well) but not any sort of hard wood or basically anything you'd use to build a structure. haha
Bill Huang YEs, I have tried this method and over time the specimens can catch on the styrofoam pieces as they become elevated. Using soft wood in my experience yield the best results.
@@cassiebrooke2490 I've never pinned insects for mounting, but I know you're supposed to use insect pins (which you can find easily online in packs of 100 pins)
No. You can get it at your local craft store. It basically is what tattoo artist/artist use to put over work to make sure they want to add what they are thinking before completely messing something up
I wish somebody would answer this question! I have been looking for the answer for quite some time and google is useless with providing anything helpful -_-
i just had problems getting them soft in the rehydration box, but I figured it out now..it's a matter of patience.. hehe.. love your videos.. it helped me a lot when I started collecting butterflys.
Fantastic! Thank you so much for this. I found a monarch butterfly on the ground walking my dog the other day and thought it'd be a good chance to learn a bit about entomology, this is the only clear tutorial I've found.
hey, do you still have the monarch with you?
That is just GORGEOUS. This is a great tutorial. I've been picking up a whole bunch of (recently) dead Red Admirals on my walks home, and now I know how to "fix" them so that I can mount and display them. I also have a few others that I might be able to mount.
Angel, can you give more detail on setting up and using the humidifier box?
What you are all failing to realize is that these butterflies are already dead. I just started to raise monarchs and not every butterfly emerges perfectly. I had to keep one because it's wings were crumpled and he was unable to fly. He passed away after about a week of me hand feeding him. I plan on doing this to immortalize him and treasure his imperfections. This video isn't about killing butterflies you idgits
Olivia Hashem I'm in the same situation. I'd like to immortalize him rather than burying him and I see nothing wrong with it.
Olivia Hashem It doesn't make people "idgits! " Although I'm sure you meant "idiots!" Quite ironic, don't you think?
Olivia Hashem is
hmmmm idgits...thats a new one
Love Cats
Hmm sounds like someone doesn't watch supernatural
This is the absolute best instructional butterfly mounting video I have yet seen. Thank you, I am just starting out learning how to mount my own insects, and this was an unbelievably huge help to me. You are articulate and well spoken, clear, and concise. I only wish it was longer! Thanks again.
I was about to pin my first LBM, starting with the right fore and hind wings.
Glad I watched this first, though. Every word was helpful and I'm glad you explained everything you were doing.
This was absolutely incredible and informative. You also have a wonderful, clear voice and give directions very well. Not to mention your specimen came out beautifully!
Thanks so much! Very helpful, the idea of using tracing paper is clever- parchment paper would work as well.
hey dude its channing i love watching your videos so informative. when it comes to insects people this is my guy always has the most beautiful specimens. my house is full of them.
By far the most informative tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Best video for pinning on youtube imo. Thank you for the very well detailed video!! :]
Thanks for the video. I actually found a dead butterfly in a parking lot this afternoon (first I've ever found, and I wouldn't dare to kill one). I used similar items I had at home to follow your tutorial; not as professional as your work but I think it worked okay. Again, thank you!
Butterflies are so beautiful. I have a picture, that was handmade of African woman with butterfly wings from butterflies that died of natural causes I love it.
Best tutorial! Thank you very much :D I tried some other ways of butterfly pinning, but yours works for me the best :D
This is a great video! For those living in the sub tropics or tropics though, I've found that I need to let my specimens dry for at least two weeks before removing pins. Otherwise they droop over time.
This is all new to me, but now after watching your videoI, I can see the imperfections of other people's pinning on their videos. As an artist, I appreciate and can plainly see that THIS is the way it's done.
Thank you. Very few appreciate it like you do.
Very detailed video. As a beginner, I can't wait to try out these new techniques.
buying these butterflies helps save the rain forest because instead of cutting and clearing the land the locals raise and harvest these beautiful butterflies to feed their families, unfortunately there are not enough collectors in the world to stop deforestation but by spreading the hobby like this man is doing he is saving the rain forest and you can to and it doesn't have to be just butterflies, there are amazing beetles, cicadas, mantises the list goes on and you can find them on ebay for sale
this is an awesome video! thanks for posting this OP. You helped me in my hobby.
Important technique for beginners! Good luck in new video!
This was fantastic. Thanks so much for this! I really enjoyed this
This helped me so much! Thank you!
I put pinesol and water in a crumpled tissue in a jar and put the butterfly on top and waited like 15 mins and it became soft, used wax paper because I dont have any tracing paper but it still turned out ok, had a lot of scratches but the butterfly was still beautiful to me and I'm thankful for this video even if I didnt follow your specific instructions, it was still helpful as I found a mite on the butterfly under the microscope and felt the need that I should do something pretty with it before mites devour it x
I could say that input used in the moist chamber so that it can not leave the scales of butterfly wings when mounted? thank you
This was amazing. Thank you!
Thank you very much. This was quite helpful and I pinned my first butterfly!
Excellent video !!! Thank you so much ! :)
You make it look so easy!!
I just finished pinning a swallow tail. My father found it in a window sill at the construction site he was working at. And I had to improvise a lot of tools.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video, so informative and interesting. Where do you get the wooden form that you pin them on?
Question - once it's dried, how do you "relocate" it on the primary pin? I like mine to have a consistent 1/4 inch showing out the top, but my board won't let the pin sink in far enough... Also, as a note to everyone whining about the "poor bugs", the company he buys from (I recognize it) farms their butterflies "in-house" - they aren't taken from the wild. It's an awesome company.
Fascinating!
Very helpful video great quality!
Incredible video, thank you. The only thing I'm confused about is the purpose of removing the head. Do you need to or is this your preference for easier pinning?
I love this video :D you are so engaging!!
hello! very intresting! i raise butterflies and 2 of them die so i put them in my fridge i will love to do this to them....do I have to use any kind of product for the body?
Incredible video, have been meaning to take specimens of local moths for education purposes, but I'd also like to make it a nice display
This is amazing!
If you glue some graph paper to the boards you can get it perfectly symmetrical. Glue down 1 sheet over the whole thing then use a scalpel to cut out the middle strip.
You could draw horizontal and vertical lines on the wood to help you in the alignment.
Beautiful vidéo, how do you keep thé Yellow body for Ornithoptera when you soften them ?
What was the foam in the water for? And what did you use to keep mold out?
wow I like, wonderfull and delicated job, thanks for the video
Great vid!
Where did you get those pins and pinning board? My pins are extremely difficult to set in and I got mine from bioquip. Where did you get yours?
Is it possible to keep the abdomen "plump" not shriveled, after its mounted? I bought some birdwings and the seller says its not possible to have a life like abdomen - flat or curled abdomens are typical.
Thanks for the informative video.
I'm curious where you purchased your adjustable spreading board please.. I found a great selection on butterfliesandthings, but there's a minimum of a $500 order to ship to Canada :(
I sell the adjustable spreading boards. Please email me at mail@butterflyartstudio.com. We are located in Canada and we have no minimum order.
i found a dead buttlerflie laying flat just like you did to that butterflie, can i just buy a clear box and put it there?
Tracing paper! WOW thanks so much! :)
@funry7twelve It's very hard because they will shrink...for very large specimens, you may want it to shrink because large abdomen-ed butterflies easily get attacked by beetles and other pests.
@117earthman simple just spread multiple butterfly's per board instead of one. It does not sound like it will save time but it does.
I am wondering if I would need to empty the abdomen of a Cecropia Moth during the mounting process to prevent decay? If so, any tips on this? thanks!!!
I have been wondering the same thing as I recently found one and was interested in pinning it. Good question!
very nice. thanks!
so fantastic
Hello! Sir, you have very good techniques and procedures. If you don't mind, where can I find same kits/tools that your using?
Hi,I was curious to know as to what the foam in the relaxing chamber was for? The video was cut off before we got an answer. Thank you kindly.
+Kurtise Templeton The chamber relaxes the mucles and hydrates the specimen. It's so you can move the butterfly around easier. If you dont take this step you will most likely damage the specimen.
+bat liquorice thanks for that
ambam1977, this is an excellent video. A question arose at 2:34. "Can I use regular, writing paper?" Your video is so good, it answered my question at 6:05.
I have basic entomological knowledge and it has always been a dream of mine to catalogue the Lepidoptera in my region. I live in south-eastern New-Brunswick, in Canada. I started looking into insect collecting this year as I have never seen such an abundance of butterflies and moths in my area and your video has peaked my interest. Thanks!!
Hello mr. fernando it's me from school.
Do you think this technique would apply the same for pinning a moth?
Is there a tutorial for that sweet beard?
Can you share what forceps you use?
How much parts pinesole and water? And what is the meaning for the styrofoam?
You started to explain the relaxing chamber but stopped....
Would you please explain the components of it.
Where can you purchase specimens if say, you don't own a butterfly farm. I'd like to make something beautiful with a float frame for my mom.
Good video, but the relaxing chamber parts, and the segment where you actually attach the head and the second antenna would be really useful to see!
I would like to see him do it with a little butterfly.
Where can I purchase butterflies legally? Also can you go more into depth of the rehydration box???
anyone know if I need a permit to collect butterflies in New York
I have a question, can a butterflies dead body decompose?
Can you share a list of the instruments necessary for such work? please :)
I have a black swallowtail with a bad wing. Its dying and i would like to pin it. Any suggestions? Barney style please
Have you ever done this with bees? How difficult is it? Want to have a display case to show people what they look like. This looks very cool, resin is obviously the other option.
外国にはカラフルな蝶々が多いんですね！
thank you for showing me
What did you do with his head? 😀
Save this person at all costs
My first butterfly is far from perfect but i like it. I don't have the right materials for it but i think i did fine.
Hi, when it is mounted what prevents it from going hard and brittle ? cheers..
Simon cooper put it in a frame
how do you find this
Can u please make videos again?
can you take the pin out from the butterfly thorax when its finished
Its the best way to permanently mount them with minimum damage.
Awe
Will any piece of wood do for pinning? I have pine boards left over from a project. Can I use them and trim them to fit in a display frame?
+BlastFromYesterday
I'm assuming you mean for a spreading board, like his...? You can use soft woods, cork, foam (compact polystyrene works very well) but not any sort of hard wood or basically anything you'd use to build a structure. haha
I like using soft woods like pine and balsa wood. They produce the best results.
actually have you ever thought about the styrofoam plate
flat,easy to cut and shape,and easy to pin
Bill Huang YEs, I have tried this method and over time the specimens can catch on the styrofoam pieces as they become elevated. Using soft wood in my experience yield the best results.
I remember you was conflicted. sometimes I did the same
Large butterflies not a problem. The blues and skippers are a pain in the ar..!
Butterflies and moths usually only live about 2 to 3 weeks. Natural lifecycle
Where do you get the pins for this?
Cynthia they are just sewing pins, you can get them at almost any store. Walmart, target, Meijer, Michael's ect.
A part of me thinks it's kinda weird to keep a dead thing like that, but another part of me wants to catch butterflies >.>
omg kanye west
i found a butterfly inside my house still alive when she died can i just dry her body without preservative chemicals??
I know this is like EXTREMLY late but
Dry bodies are super fragile and will break
Do you just use regular sewing pins?????
No because those rust easily and can damage the specimen
@@puma8262 what type of pins do you use then?
@@cassiebrooke2490 I've never pinned insects for mounting, but I know you're supposed to use insect pins (which you can find easily online in packs of 100 pins)
@@puma8262 oh ok. Thank you so much!
@CameronSquirrel I know how you feel my friend... :'(
wow amazing really nice hobbie
WTF is tracing paper? Is the same one we use for baking?
I usually pin then upsidedown on styrofone
No. You can get it at your local craft store. It basically is what tattoo artist/artist use to put over work to make sure they want to add what they are thinking before completely messing something up
please sell me this especimen
You can order this species from www. butterflyplanet.com
I wish somebody would answer this question! I have been looking for the answer for quite some time and google is useless with providing anything helpful -_-
I like live butterfly
Now the real question: do you enjoy doing this?
Lol I dident use any tools, I used my fingers xD
have you any experience with pinning a charaxes brutus ?? I need help on this, please write back or contact me.
yes, I have lots of experience pinning charaxes and other nymphalidae. What is your question?
i just had problems getting them soft in the rehydration box, but I figured it out now..it's a matter of patience.. hehe.. love your videos.. it helped me a lot when I started collecting butterflys.
yes they have very strong muscles and I use sometimes an injection of hot water right into the muscles and that seems to work very well
Thank you for your kind words.
ok, i will keep that in mind 🙂 thanks for your feedback, much appreciated👍