How to make a specimen of a butterfly with its wings open diagonally
As the next work of 3D zotrope using drone beetles (link), I created a 3D zoetrope using butterfly. I used specimens of a black-veined white (Aporia crataegi). I purchased ten specimens for 400 yen at Insect Fair. I prepared poses like flapping motion frame-by-frame. The general method of making a butterfly specimen is introduced on YouTube (for example, here). Procedure is basically like the following steps. Step 1: Cover the specimen from the head to abdomen with wet tissue…