Butterflies

Real butterfly specimens

Real preserved butterfly specimens, available pinned or unmounted (papered) so you can spread them yourself. Every specimen comes from our own breeding, trusted partner farms, or sustainable wild collection of common species, never from threatened populations.

From tropical swallowtails to European species, each piece is carefully selected for quality. Packed with care and shipped worldwide with tracking.

Pinned or papered?

Pinned specimens arrive with the wings already spread, ready to frame or display. Papered (unmounted) specimens arrive with closed wings in a paper envelope. They cost less and are perfect if you enjoy spreading butterflies yourself: relax them, spread them on a pinning board and let them dry. The step-by-step pinning guide shows how.

Collectors' favorites

The iridescent Blue Morphos (Morpho helenor, Morpho didius), swallowtails like Papilio ulysses, Papilio blumei and Graphium weiskei, and the owl butterflies of the genus Caligo. Every product page lists the species, family and whether the specimen is pinned or papered.