Consul fabius

consul fabius

Tiger with tails leafwing

Peru

w 70mm

m a1 £2.30

consul fabius verso


The genus has five species all forest dwellers and fly in understory and canopy. They feed on rotting fruit . The males sun themselves with the wings held apart at 45 degrees (showing the tiger stripes) and chase other tiger striped butterflies. The flight is slow and deliberate.