In productive marine environments, a square meter of seafloor can be perforated by hundreds to thousands of isolated and interconnected tunnels through which crawl and writhe a cornucopia of clams, ...

Common Name: Common Green Birdwing Scientific Name: Ornithoptera priamus Family: Papilionidae Subfamily: Papilioninae Tribe: Troidini Wingspan: 7.0 to 10.0 in Place of origin: Southeast Asia & ...

Common Name: Starry Night Cracker Scientific Name: Hamadryas laodamia Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Biblidinae Tribe: Ageroniini Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.4 in Place of origin: Central & South America ...

The Museum’s education department offers an array of programs and resources that inspire people to value the biological richness and cultural heritage of our diverse world. Initiatives are designed to ...

Common Name: Purple King Shoemaker Scientific Name: Prepona laertes octavia Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Charaxinae Tribe: Preponini Wingspan: 2.8 to 3.5 in Place of origin: Central & South America ...

Common Name: Blue Cracker Scientific Name: Hamadryas arinome Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Biblidinae Tribe: Ageroniini Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.3 in Place of origin: Central & South America Butterflies in ...

Scientific Name: Cethosia biblis Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Heliconinae Tribe: Acraeini Wingspan: 2.6 to 3.3 in Place of origin: Southeast Asia Butterflies in the exhibit are raised on butterfly ...

Butterflies in the exhibit are raised on butterfly farms around the world. This form of sustainable agriculture helps protect natural forest habitats from destruction and promote local economic growth ...

Common Name: Forest Mother-of-Pearl Scientific Name: Salamis parhassus Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Tribe: Junoniini Wingspan: 3.0 to 4.0 in Place of origin: Central & Southern Africa ...

Common Name: White Peacock Scientific Name: Anartia jatrophae Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Tribe: Victorinini Wingspan: 2.0 to 2.75 in Place of origin: Florida and Texas, Central America ...