Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly illustration

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Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly – Signed Fine Art Print

Name: Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 49439
Availability: InStock

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly:

The Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly is a species of butterfly native to North America. It has a fairly limited range and is a somewhat rare butterfly because of that. It is found in the yucca-agave desert in the Southwestern United States. It was discovered in 1959 by a member of the 4-H club. The butterfly is small – only 1 1⁄8 to 1 1⁄4 inches (2.9 – 3.2 centimeters) long. In both forms of adult and caterpillar the Sandia Hairstreak relies heavily on the plant Texas sacahuista (Nolina texana.) It lays it’s eggs on the stalk, the caterpillar eats on the plant after hatching and the adult feeds on the nectar. It is the state insect of New Mexico.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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SKU: N/A Categories: Butterflies & Moths, Invertebrates, Signed Prints Tags: animal renderings, Callophrys mcfarlandi, fine art print, insect, Lepidoptera, New Mexico, north america, picture, realistic drawing, Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly, Sandia mcfarlandi, scientific illustration, sketch, wildlife art

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Fine art illustration of a Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly (Callophrys or Sandia mcfarlandi.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly was completed on 12.31.2012. This is the second to last of the state butterflies I’ll be drawing for the 50 State Project (to draw all officially designated state animals in the US.) This colorful butterfly took a little longer than I had anticipated to ink, but the adding of the color was a lot of fun. I don’t think I’ve drawn anything quite like it such unusual colors and fluorescent orange and green. The drawing is based on a photo by J.N. Stuart.

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