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I didn't know that Earth still has insects with wingspans of nearly a foot, much less that they would be butterflies.
They are so rare that they are one of 3 species of insects listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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For Desna's shadow, the Black Butterfly, I like to use Calydna calamisa
That's really neat, thanks for sharing this.
I don't know Desna's views on other members of the order Lepidoptera but if you expand it to include moths there are some other terrifyingly large examples out there. I've seen ones about the size of a pigeon near my house before (It wasn't alive at the time, if it where my screams of terror would have extended miles).
If anyone's ever looking for monster ideas I recommend taking a look at the native flora and fauna of Australia and South East Asia for inspiration. Then again we don't have bears/wolves/wolverines/etc. so it evens out in the long run.