Real Sunset Moth Teardrop Butterfly Wing necklace

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★ This very unique necklace is handcrafted using a REAL Sunset moth bottom wing embedded under magnified glass! (Read below for more on how I ethically obtain the wings!). The wing is then embedded under a magnified glass teardrop measuring 18x25mm and set in your choice of silver plated, gold plated, rose gold plated, bronze, or gunmetal. Pendants come on an 18" chain in matching metal color. You may choose your chain finish: Real .925 Sterling Silver or Silver plated, Real 14K Gold filled or Gold plated, Real 14K Rose gold filled or Rose gold plated, Bronze, or Gunmetal. Finally, you may choose your chain style, bead, link, or cable. All chains are shown in the 6th photo. Necklace comes in a custom gift pouch with a free die-cut sticker or magnet! Each piece comes in its own custom gift pouch with literature on the species of butterfly and a free die-cut sticker or magnet!

The Madagascar Sunset Moth (also known by its scientific name: Urania Rhipheus) is considered the most beautiful and colorful moth on earth, previously mistaken for a butterfly by scientists due to their vivid iridescent colors and day-flying behavior. It’s bright assortment of colors is a warning to predators that it is poisonous if eaten. These moths are found throughout the calendar year all over the island of Madagascar. The native Malagasy people call them "lolonandriana" meaning "noble spirit" or "spirit butterfly".

*NOTE* No Butterflies are harmed in the making of my jewelry! All butterflies are raised on butterfly farms and sanctuaries and allowed to live their full lifespan, which averages about 1 month, and then collected and sold so that their beauty can live on! Butterfly Farming actually helps to preserve rain forests and also assures the survival of natural butterfly habitats. Native people are encouraged to grow plants and raise insects opposed to clearing land for cash crops. I am a member of and donate to the Rainforest Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Rainforest and the many species that live within it, including the Blue Morpho Butterfly!