Pair of Actias dubernardi on a herbarium sheet
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With their pale green wings and long, tapering tails, Actias dubernardi — also known as Chinese moon moths — look as if they’ve drifted out of a soft-focus dream. Native to the mountainous regions of southern China, these nocturnal moths belong to the Saturniidae family, famed for their extravagant forms and lifespans as brief as they are spectacular.
Here, a matched pair (male and female) has been arranged on an antique herbarium sheet, as if time itself had paused. The display in a burgundy collector’s box recalls the entomological cabinets of a bygone century.
A pastel interlude between naturalism and poetry.
Here, a matched pair (male and female) has been arranged on an antique herbarium sheet, as if time itself had paused. The display in a burgundy collector’s box recalls the entomological cabinets of a bygone century.
A pastel interlude between naturalism and poetry.
