Green Cairns Birdwing by Christopher Marley marie antoinette Seba commissioned careful and often

Seba commissioned careful and often scenic illustrations of every specimen

Handwash oversize pieces

5 1/4" long x 1/2" thick

create forms inspired by 17th and 18th century silhouettes

Green Cairns Birdwing by Christopher Marley marie antoinette Seba commissioned careful and oftenGreen Cairns Birdwing New Guinea The Birdwing butterfly family is an object lesson in conservation through sustained commercial use. When scientists discovered that the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing the largest butterfly in the world was nearing extinction due to habitat destruction, it began employing natives in the area to re plant the Birdwing's needed host plant. Meanwhile, local villagers who hitherto had been forced to clear the endangered