The butterfly is widely considered one of the most beautiful creatures by both children and adults. Luckily, insects can be preserved for study after they have died, and the butterfly is no exception.

ATLANTA — The U.S. government wants you to send them corpses. And per the U.S. Geological Survey, “You read that right.” They’re not asking for dead people, but butterflies and moths. It’s part of an ...

CHICO — Chico biologist Sterling Mattoon is donating his extensive collection of 60,000 butterfly specimens to the University of Florida — after more than 70 years of collecting. “I’m 92 years old,” ...

Beetles, butterflies and insects of all sorts are on display at the Frost Entomology Museum. Beetles, butterflies and insects of all sorts are on display at the Frost Entomology Museum at Penn State ...

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Akito Kawahara remembers being eight years old when he went on a special tour of the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He marveled at the vast array of ...