A special collection of butterfly specimens at the Museum helps tell a tale of extraordinary adventure and scientific insight. In 1848, the bank of the Amazon River was not where you'd expect to find ...

The tray is made from beautifully inlaid Amazonian hardwood and decorated with the wings of different butterflies. To that young child, the tray spoke of places which were unimaginably exotic and ...

Seriously, these are just two of an incredible 27 species new to science discovered in Peru's Amazon region during a groundbreaking survey conducted by scientists from Conservation International.

Harris’ mimic swallowtail: This mostly black butterfly has beautiful white and rose-red markings. It only inhabits Brazil’s coastal Atlantic forest region and is threatened by habitat destruction and ...