Spring Auction 2026

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Chicago, IL, United States

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Spring Auction 2026

The Butterfly Company LLC

Welcome to our Spring 2026 Auction! Here you will find both common and rare material. These items are sourced from our extensive House Collection, legacy American and European collections. We hope you win a wonderful treasure to add to your collection! Good luck!

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Ornithoptera croesus: This famous BIG orange birdwing with yellow golden hindwing patches on its hindwing that match its abdomen. Their forewings are split with a deep black patch atop its orange wings. This is a

0001: Ornithoptera croesusEst.

$145

$175

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Ornithoptera urvillanus: The Empire Blue Birdwing is a beautiful blue and velvet black patched birdwing butterfly from the Solomon Islands. Their wingspans spread up to 5 inches in length! A rare find! These are not often on

0002: Ornithoptera urvillanusEst.

$225

$450

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Troides prattorum: The Buru Opalescent Birdiwng is a striking butterfly from Buru, Indonesia. Their most beautiful feature is in their hindwings, at a certain angle they have a iridescent bright purple sheen when a

0003: Troides prattorumEst.

$225

$450

Citheronia brissotii meridionalis PAIR: A washed-out autumn colored Regal moth duo ! Light scuffs on some areas on its wings, but an overal lovely set! From the TBC House Collection! Dimensions: 8.9cm, 9.0cm

0004: Citheronia brissotii meridionalis PAIREst.

$75

$120

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Prepona neoterpe photidia: A Prepona species often sought after by collectors for their magnificent electric blue's and luminous shine on them! This is a subspecies and a great find! You will receive this exact specimen spread

0005: Prepona neoterpe photidiaEst.

$25

$65

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Papilio zagreus: Zagreus is an example of Batesian mimicry amongst many Heliconius species, P. zagreus is a swallowtail and from South America. They're known for their beautiful orange colored wings mixed with black

0006: Papilio zagreusEst.

$18

$85

Morpho deidamia LRG: A large SPREAD Morpho deidamia from Peru! Their wings are a beautiful light blue, that fades into a thin darker blue and predominantly black towards the center of the wing. This example is unusually

0007: Morpho deidamia LRGEst.

$35

$65

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Morpho godartii didius Gynandromorph: An extremely rare Morpho didius Gynandromorph that exhibits both male and female characteristics. At its upper forewing down to the lower edge of its hindwing, this specimen shows specks of female

0008: Morpho godartii didius GynandromorphEst.

$400

$750

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Bhutanitis thaidina: Bhutanitis thaidina are endemic to China. These magnificent butterflies are very hard to find and rarely on the market. Thaidina's are a class 2 protected species and rarely imported. Due to

0009: Bhutanitis thaidinaEst.

$85

$168

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Bhutanitis mansfieldi: Bhutanitis mansfieldi is an intricately shaped swallowtail from China. These magnificent butterflies are very hard to find and rarely on the market, they are protected now and rarely imported. From

0010: Bhutanitis mansfieldiEst.

$85

$150

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Prepona chalciope domna: A neotropical Shoemaker butterfly species of the Prepona butterfly group, made of strong fliers with metallic blue patches which make these specimens highly sought by collectors old and new! This

0011: Prepona chalciope domnaEst.

$16

$65

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Prepoa joiceyi FEMALE: A neotropical Prepona butterfly species with luscious navy blue, bold patches in their inner wings. They are strong fliers and come from Brazil! You will receive this exact specimen spread as shown

0012: Prepoa joiceyi FEMALEEst.

$45

$125

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Atrophaneura dixoni PAIR: These species of swallowtails are from Indonesia, males have velvet black winged with white veining and red patches in their lower hindwing (underside view). Females are larger, sepia velvet brown in

0013: Atrophaneura dixoni PAIREst.

$45

$75

Castnia Trio Group: A Castnidae moth set of 3, featuring Castnia mishahualli in Upper Nopo! Castnidae moths have some of the oldest heritage in the lepidoptera world, dating their genetics back to the time of the

0014: Castnia Trio GroupEst.

$45

$145

Lot Passed

Ithomisa kinkelini ssp.: A rare vanilla white, dark veined and black bordered moth from Brazil, as well as regions in South America. Rarely on the market! You will receive this exact moth spread as shown from the TBC House

0015: Ithomisa kinkelini ssp.Est.

$25

$38

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Pseudobunaea alinda: A vibrant orange-yellow winged moth with dark eyespots from West to Central Africa! You will receive this exact specimen spread as shown from the TBC House Collection!

0016: Pseudobunaea alindaEst.

$30

$65

Troides oblongomaculatus ssp. papuensis FEMALE: A dark chocolate brown-winged Troides butterfly from New Guinea. Minor wing edge imperfections and surface scuffs on right forewing, but otherwise a great example to have in your collection! You will

0017: Troides oblongomaculatus ssp. papuensis FEMALEEst.

$35

$75

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Caligo martia: A beautifully, intricately patterned owl butterfly from Brazil. Like most owls, their bold, golden eyespots at their hindwings are used as a defense mechanism to ward off any predators that may try

0018: Caligo martiaEst.

$15

$45

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Parnassius Butterfly Trio: A beautiful assortment of 3 Parnassis butterfly specimens from the TBC House Collection, exact set spread as shown! Dimensions: 6.7cm, 6.1cm, 6.2cm

0019: Parnassius Butterfly TrioEst.

$36

$120

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Loepa oberthuri: A bright yellow and pink-orange patched moth from southeast China. They have intricate black linear patterning from forewing to their hindwings with circular outlined eye-like spots. Magnificent

0020: Loepa oberthuriEst.

$15

$40

Creotonotos ssp.: A dull vanilla cream winged moth with ink lining across their mid-low forewing. Their bodies are red-orange colored with black obscure marking that run down it, some markings appearing on the side of

0021: Creotonotos ssp.Est.

$20

$30

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Dactyloceras lucina: A large spanned, Brahmaea moth from Central Africa, some occurences in West Africa. Known for their intricately patterned wings that are a mix of dark brown and tonal shades of tan brown and black

0022: Dactyloceras lucinaEst.

$12

$45

Dirphia spegentocharis: A translucent winged moth from Argentina! Rarely do we find a specimen (other than Satyr butterflies) with translucent wings! A rare find! Its lower left hindwing is missing a part of its wing. You

0023: Dirphia spegentocharisEst.

$13

$40

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Papilio arcturus: The Arcturus Peacock is a large colorful green swallowtail butterfly from Asia. Known for its speckled green topsides with light green linear coloration down the forewing, and its most magnificent

0024: Papilio arcturusEst.

$45

$75

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