Officials seize 60 dead butterflies from package passing through Philly

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package of dead butterflies, that were labeled a"pieces of silk," on May 2Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently recovered a parcel containing 60 dead butterflies as it passed through Philadelphia on its way to an address on Wayne County, Pa., officials said.

According to officials with the agency, the parcel was discovered on May 2, and was labeled as “pieces of silk to be used in works."According to investigators, the parcel contained dried out pupal cases and over 60 envelopes containing dead adult moth and butterfly specimens of the order Lepidoptera.The package was reported the discovery to inspectors with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as that agency regulates the importation of wildlife, including dead specimens.

This parcel, officials said on Monday, did not contain import certifications, invoices, or other documentation that would have declared the scientific species names or the purpose for this shipment.

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