This is an ink study of the Cyrestis Naisina. It's part of a larger genus whose members are called "map butterflies." The nickname comes from their common shared feature — thin longitudal and latitudinal lines across their wingspan that resemble those on a globe. It is shown perched on a flowering tree branch native to Myanmar. This print is available in several sizes, the original artwork size is 8"x10" which depicts the life speciman at 2x its size. 
 
The reference for this drawing is a specimen in the renowned James May collection in Colorado, caught in northern Myanmar in 1913 just 15 years after it was first scientifically described in 1898.
 
If you aren’t familiar with the May Natural History Museum, it houses one of the largest private bug collections in the world. All were collected and preserved by a single individual who spent nearly all his life traveling and collecting bugs from, primarily, the topics. Some of the bugs are very rare, including a number that are now critically endangered or extinct. The museum has approx. 7000 specimens on permanent view, though according to the docent, less than 10% of the total collection is on display.
 
This giclée print is printed on archival Epson Premium Watercolor paper. The drawing was meticulously created using layers of tiny ink dots. It represents more than 17 hours of careful work, and the print is virtually indistinguishable from the original!