Caligo Species

[jonesy610]

Not entirely certain this is the proper section for this, but I recently received several different calico specimens that I am not certain of the proper method for. Maybe I am just an idiot, but it seems to me that when you go to set this particular family of butterflies in the standard perpendicular to the axis of the body fashion, the front margin of the forewing completely closes over the head of the butterfly to the point you cannot see it at all. Is it customary to do a somewhat dropped wing mount with these to avoid this problem, or do you pop the head over the front wings in a somewhat awkward fashion as I have tried to do? or am I just not mounting properly and this shouldn't be an issue at all with this species? Any info is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance ladies and gentlemen.

Andrew

[Paul K]

It sounds like your Caligo's are not relaxed properly and the wings are bend in shoulders. They would cover the thorax and head.
I have only one specimen I have collected in Costa Rica but had no problem with spreading.

PS.
on the picture it looks like right wing covers a head a bit ,but that is the angle of the photo taken.