The Natural World Beautiful Butterflies

Butterfles from The Travel Museum collection - Left one of the worlds largest butterflies - The Goliath Birdwing - Middle Cramers 88 - Right Giant Blue Morpho

Minerals and Rocks

Shells and Fossils

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?

Quote source -Chuang Tzu

All our butterfly are ethically sourced from conservation farming projects - helping to preserve rainforest habitat. We also have several CITIES protected Birdwings including pairs of Cape York and Rippons Birdwings. (not shown).

Giant Blue Morpho - Morpho Didius

Male & Female - South America - Peru Neotropical nymphaildea family . - Menelaus - sub species M.Menelaus iridescent and metallic blue
Wingspan - up to 15cm - 5.9 inches - The largest Morpho species.
Hopfler 1874.
Goliath Birdwing - Ornithoptera goliath

is one of the largest species of butterfly - 2nd Largest and 2nd most poisonous butterfly Papua New Guinea - up to 28cm 11 inches
The Male is the top greener one and the female browner
Cramers 88 - Diaethria neglects

Central America through to Peru - it has black strips that look like an 88 or sometimes 89 - like our one.
30-50 millimeters (1.2 -1.6 inches)
Discovered by Peter Cramer 17775.
Considered a sign of good luck in some communities
Male