Description
This pretty pendant is made from the wing of Urania leilus (the green-banded urania), a day-flying moth with a wingspan of about 2.8 inches. It is found in tropical South America east of the Andes, including Suriname, French Guiana, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, Brazil, northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and Trinidad. Set in 925 sterling silver. Reversible!
Dimensions: (1.6″ long-with bail) x (.86″ wide) x (.15″ thick)
Weight: .12 ounces/3.3 grams
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Urania
Species: U. leilus
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