Does this butterfly exist ?

Andrew Daw andrewd at redac.co.uk
Wed Jul 22 07:59:24 EDT 1998


My sister gave me a card for my birthday recently with a picture
of a 'San Fransisco Silverspot' Butterfly by Andy Warhol on it.

I thought I would look up the butterfly in my 'National Audubon
Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies' (also obtained
recently) to see what it actually looks like.

To my dismay the name didn't appear at all. The only Silverspot being
the Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) which looks nothing like the
picture in any way at all. I know Andy Warhol's silk screen picture is
very stylised.

So my questions are:

Does this butterfly exist, or was it just made up ?
If it does exist, then does it appear in my book under another name ?
I'd love to know what it looks like, if it really exists.

Thanks for any help (in advance).
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