Species Name: Papilio rumanzovia

is a beautiful multicolored butterfly and the national butterfly of Japan called in Japanese oh-murasaki

and there is a prominent iridescent green band crossing both wings

looking like a peanut and showing false eyes to resemble that of a lizard or a serpent

perhaps due to the tetrahedral (diamond-like) structural arrangement of the scales or diffraction from overlying cell layers

Salamis parhassus in a Frame framed_moth Species Name: Papilio rumanzoviaSpecies Name: Salamis parhassus Common Name: Mother of Pearl Butterfly Origin: Africa Size: 4 x 6" Black Shadowbox Frame The Mother of pearl butterfly. We love these iridescent and delicate butterflies. With sunset pinks and succulents' greens, this combination of shape and tone is just beautiful!!!