Framed Butterfly Specimen | Five-Bar Swordtail (5x5)

Five-Bar Swordtail

(Graphium antiphates)

A preserved butterfly specimen, suspended within a floating frame designed to showcase its distinctive wing shape and intricate natural markings.

With creamy white wings, bold black striping, soft green accents, and long sword-like tails, the Five-Bar Swordtail has an elegant, highly recognizable appearance.

Each piece is one-of-a-kind, with subtle natural variations that make every specimen unique.

Description

Bring a piece of natural history into your space with this floating butterfly specimen. Carefully preserved and mounted by hand, each butterfly is displayed between clear panels that create a modern, weightless presentation.

The Five-Bar Swordtail is known for the five dark bands that cross its pale forewings, creating the distinctive pattern behind its name.

Soft green shading adds subtle color between the black markings, while the elongated tails extending from the hindwings give the butterfly an especially graceful silhouette.

The contrast between its pale wings, graphic markings, and delicate shape makes it a beautifully detailed specimen without relying on intense color or iridescence.

The compact 5x5 frame keeps the presentation clean and easy to display while allowing the wing pattern and long tails to remain the focus.

No two are exactly alike. Variations in coloration, markings, wing shape, and texture are part of what make each specimen distinctive.

Details

• Price: $35

• Frame size: 5" x 5"

• Style: Floating acrylic frame

• Finish: Black-edged acrylic

• Specimen: Real preserved butterfly

• Mounting: Hand-set and secured between panels

Display

Designed for shelves, mantels, gallery walls, desks, or display cabinets.

Its cream, black, and soft green palette makes it easy to pair with both brightly colored butterflies and darker specimens.

Beautiful displayed alone or grouped with other swallowtails and preserved specimens for a curated natural-history collection.

Please Note

Due to the natural variation in butterfly specimens, your piece may differ slightly from the image shown.

Differences in wing shape, markings, color intensity, symmetry, and minor natural imperfections are part of the character and authenticity of each specimen.

Specimen

Five-Bar Swordtail

(Graphium antiphates)

The Five-Bar Swordtail is a swallowtail butterfly found throughout much of South and Southeast Asia.

Its name comes from the five dark bands crossing the pale forewings. Green shading, black borders, and long sword-like hindwing tails complete its distinctive appearance.

The species is widespread across its range and is known for its graceful shape and intricate high-contrast wing pattern.

Elegant and immediately recognizable, Graphium antiphates makes a beautiful addition to a preserved butterfly collection.