Repair wing torn at root?

[JFS61]

I'm afraid I know what the answer will be, but I'd thought I'd ask anyway. Is there anyway to mend a butterfly's wing when torn close to the root, as I was wondering if I would be possible to glue it back together by sandwiching the damaged area with lightweight model aircraft tissue, or would this be a fool's errand?

[Mona Miller]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah0SBALIc0o
Here's a video on how to repair some breaks.

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2423&p=11850&hilit=wing+fix#p11850
This topic details fixing a wing with some of those tiny orange tags from the tagging kit.

I have a friend who did replace a whole butterfly wing, but I haven't had any luck with that.

[Paul Cherubini]

Is there anyway to mend a butterfly's wing when torn close to the root

Depend on how close to the root. If torn within 1/8" to 1/4" of the root then there wouldn't be enough room to splice the tear with tape. I use 3M package strapping tape http://tinyurl.com/85hc6qg as a splice (a roll is about $3.50 at Walmart). It's thin and lightweight yet strong and seems to be waterproof.