Recycled Monarch chrysalis earrings - Green tone Praying Mantis (Mantodea) Size: 18mm high x 17mm

Size: 18mm high x 17mm wide

5cm + 6cm thread that can be adjusted to your preferred length

Please note that colour of sticker will vary from screen to screen

Martha Iserman is an American scientific illustrator based in Australia that enjoys designing colourful insects

Recycled Monarch chrysalis earrings - Green tone Praying Mantis (Mantodea) Size: 18mm high x 17mmThese earrings were made with real Monarch butterfly chrysalises, resin and 925 Sterling silver. The chrysalises were empty or dead when we sourced them from a local breeder in Mt Glorious, QLD. They died naturally because a parasitoid fly was consuming the internal body of the caterpillars before turning into chrysalises. A hairy fly emerged from the shell of each chrysalis, and not a butterfly. Instead of trowing them into the bin, I asked the