Restraint and spectacle in the same wingspan.
Hestina assimilis spends most of its display in black and white, a precise geometric lattice of veins and spots that reads almost architectural. Then the lower wings break the pattern entirely with a row of deep coral rings that feel like a secret the specimen didn't mean to share.
Mounted against a deep black background in a warm walnut shadowbox with formal Latin script below. The kind of piece that looks like it belongs in a collection three times the size of yours.
Ethically sourced. Handmade in Portland, Oregon.
Features:
Specimen: Hestina assimilis, Red Ring Skirt, China
Display: 4x4 walnut shadow box, black background
Typography: Formal Latin nomenclature script
Orientation: Wall mount or tabletop display
Restraint and spectacle in the same wingspan.
Hestina assimilis spends most of its display in black and white, a precise geometric lattice of veins and spots that reads almost architectural. Then the lower wings break the pattern entirely with a row of deep coral rings that feel like a secret the specimen didn't mean to share.
Mounted against a deep black background in a warm walnut shadowbox with formal Latin script below. The kind of piece that looks like it belongs in a collection three times the size of yours.
Ethically sourced. Handmade in Portland, Oregon.
Features:
Specimen: Hestina assimilis, Red Ring Skirt, China
Display: 4x4 walnut shadow box, black background
Typography: Formal Latin nomenclature script
Orientation: Wall mount or tabletop display
