Please remember with butterflies they are seasonal species all the following species are held within the collection but may not be on display all the time. first group are not butterflies - Achriopetra Fallax - Achriopetra fallax African Flower Beetle - Mecynorrhina polyphemus African Mantis - Sphodromantis lineola Amazon Milk Frog - Trachycephalus resinifictrix Asian Forest Scorpion - Heterometrus spinifer Axolotl - Ambystoma mexicanum Blue Tongued - Skink Tiliqua Brazilian Fire Red Tarantula Lasiodora difficilis Central Green Iguana - Iguana iguana Chilean Rose Tarantula - Grammostola rosea Compsocephalus Dimitriewi Beetle Brachymitra) dmitriew Dead Leaf Mantis - Deroplatys desiccata Desert Locust - Schistocerca gregaria Diapherodes Gigantea Stick Insect - Diapherodes gigantea Flower Chafer Beetle - Mecynorrhina savagei Ghost Mantis - Phyllocrania paradoxa, Ghost Yellow - Eurema albula GIiant African Land Snail - Achatina fulica Giant Katydid - Stilpnochlora couloniana Giant leaf Insect - Phyllium giganteum Giant Prickly or Maclay’s Stick Insect - Extatosoma tiaratum Giant Stick Insect - Phasma gigas Giant Train Millipede - Archispirostreptus gigas Golden Poison Dart Frog - Phyllobates terribilis Goliath Beetle - Goliathus Goliath Bird Eating Spider - Theraphosa blondi Horrid King Assassin Bug - Psytalla horrida Japanese Kio Carp - Cyprinus carpio Japanese Quail - Coturnix japonica Jungle Nymph - Heteropteryx dilatata Leaf Cutter Ants - Acromyrmex. Leaf Katydid - Pseudophyllinae Madagascan Hissing Cockroach - Gromphadorhina portentosa Madagascan Millipede - Zoosphaerium neptunus Magnificent Flower Bug - Mecynorhina polyphemus Mexican Black Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula nigrita Mexican Red Kneed Tarantula - Brachypelma Smithi Orchid Mantis - Hymenopus coronatus Purple Pinched Hermit Crab - Coenobita clypeatus Rhinoceros Ratsnake - Gonyosoma boulenger Ring Necked Parakeet - Psittacula krameri Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus Strawberry Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus Sun Beetle - Amara aenea Sungazer - Smaug giganteus Sunny Stick Insect - Sungaya inexpectata Tokay Gecko - Gekko gecko Vietnamese Centipede - Scolopendra subspinipes I have tried my best with scientific names but if any are incorrect please feel free to correct me.
Except this one.... Scientific names are basically correct except some very minor and very few typos. What surprises me a lot is that Amara aenea is kept in captivity. People that runs insect houses, and normal visitors too, almost always only want giant exotic insects.
@AdrianW1963 , like @Kakapo I'm surprised that Amara aena is kept at a collection like this. Check pictures of Pachnoda marginata, often labelled as sun beetles, and see if this is the species you saw
Many thanks for pointing this out both of you I have checked images and you are correct I was only going by what was said on the sign at the collection
Will be adding the Butterfly species list later today maybe some mistakes on that as well so if people could make me aware I would be so grateful.
BUTTERFLY SPECIES IN COLLECTION 14 - 06 - 2018 African Common White - Belenois creona African Migrant - Catopsilia florella African Peach Moth - Egybolis vaillantina Angola White Lady - Graphium angolanus Antiochus Longwing - Heliconius antiochus Arcas Cattleheart - Parides eurimedes Autumn Leaf - Doleschallia bisaltide Banded King Shoemaker - Archaeoprepona demophon Banded Peacock - Papilio crino Belus Swallowtail - Battus belus Black Patched Cracker - Hamadryas atlantis Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes Black-Bordered Charaxes - Charaxes pollux Black-Tipped Diadem - Hypolimnas monteironis Black-Veined Leafwing - Consul excellens Blomfield’s Beauty - Smyrna blomfildia Blue Banded Swallowtail - Papilio nireus Blue Monarch - Danaus plexippus Blue Morpho - Morpho Blue Pansy - Junonia orithya Blue Wave - Myscelia cyaniris, Blue-Banned Morpho - Morpho achilles Blue-Frosted Banner - Catonephele numilia Blue-Spangled Charaxes - Charaxes guderiana Blue-Spotted Emperor - Charaxes cithaeron Chocolate Pansy - Junonia iphita Chocolate Sergeant - Athyma Perius Christmas Butterfly - Papilio demodocus Clipper - Parthenos sylvia Clouded Mother-Of-Pearl - Protogoniomorpha anacardii Coastal Swordtail - Graphium porthaon Common Evening Brown - Melanitis leda Common Mime - Papilio clytia Common Mormon - Papilio polytes Common Nawab - Polyura athamas Common Olive Wing - Nessaea aglaura Common Palmfly - Elymnias hypermnestra Common Wanderer - Leptophobia tovaria Constantine’s Swallowtail - Papilio constantinus Crimson Patch - Chlosyne janais Cruiser - Vindula dejone Cydno Longwing - Heliconius cydno Dark Blue Tiger - Tirumala septentrionis Disturbed Tigerwing - Mechanitis polymnia Doris Longwing - Laparus doris Eastern White Lady - Graphium angolanus Eggfly - Hypolimnas bolina Emperor Swallowtail - Papilio ophidicephalus Erostratus Swallowtail - Papilio erostratus False Tiger Moth - Dysphania militaris False Zebra Longwing - Heliconius atthis Flame-Bordered Emperor - Charaxes protoclea Forest Mother-Of-Pearl - Protogoniomorpha parhassus Forest Queen - Euxanthe wakefield Gaudy Commodore - Precis octavia Giant Emperor - Charaxes casto Giant Glasswing - Methona confusa Giant Orange Tip - Hebomoia glaucippe Giant Owl Butterfly - Caligo memnon Gold Rim Swallowtail - Battus polydamas Great Mormon - Papilio memnon Great Yellow Mormon - Papilio lowi Green Banded Swallowtail - Papilio nireus Green-Veined Emperor - Charaxes candiope Grey Cracker - Hamadryas februa Gulf Fritillary - Agraulis vanillae Harmonia Tigerwing - Tithorea harmonia Indian Leaf - Kallima inachus Intermediate Bushbrown - Mycalesis intermedia Iphidamas Cattleheart - Parides iphidamas Isabella’s Longwing - Eueides isabella Ismenius Tiger - Heliconius ismenius Jazzy Leafwing - Hypna clytemnestra Juno Silverspot - Dione juno King Swallowtail - Papilio thoas Large Variable Diadem - Hypolimnas dinarcha Lemon Pansy - Junonia lemonias Leopard Lacewing - Cethosia cyane Lime Swallowtail - Papilio demoleus Magnificent Swallowtail - Papilio garamas Malabar Tree Nymph - Idea malabarica Malayan crow - Euploea camaralzeman Mexican Blue Wave - Myscelia cyaniris Mexican Common Postman Butterfly - Heliconius melpomene Mexican Longwing - Heliconius hortense Minyas Cycadian - Eumaeus minyas Mocker Swallowtail - Papilio dardanus Montezuma’s Cattleheart - Parides montezuma Narrow Banded Green Swallowtail - Papilio nireus Owl Butterfly - Caligo Numata Longwing - Heliconius numata Orange Tiger - Dryadula phaetusa Orange-Banded Shoemaker - Catonephele oretes Orange-Barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea Painted Leafwing - Batesia hypochlora Painted or Forest Pearl Charaxes - Charaxes fulvescens Palm King - Amathusia phidippu Paris Peacock - Papilio paris Pearl Emperor - Charaxes varanes Pearly Leafwing - Consul electra Pink Rose - Pachliopta kotzebuea Plain Tiger - Danaus chrysippus Policeman - Coeliades forestan Purple Mort Blue - Eryphanis polyxena Queen of the Philippines - Atrophaneura semper Queen Page - Danaus gilippus Red Cracker - Hamadryas amphinome Red Helen - Papilio helenus Red Rim - Biblis hyperia Red Spot Diadem - Hypolimnas usambara Red spot Jezebel - Delias descombesi Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail - Heraclides anchisiades Rusty-Tipped Page - Siproeta epaphus Sapho Longwing - Heliconius sapho Sara Longwing - Heliconius sara Scarlet Leafwing - Siderone galanthis Scarlet Mormon - apilio rumanzovia Scarlet Peacock - Anartia amathea Silver Emperor - Doxocopa laure Silver-Striped Charaxes - Charaxes lasti Small Postman - Heliconius erato Southern Cattle Heart - Parides sesostris Tailed jay - Graphium agamemnon Tanzanian Diadem - Hypolimnas antevorta Tarricina Long Wing - Tithorea tarricina Tawny Rajah - Charaxes bernardus The Archduke - Lexias The Clipper - Parthenos The Flame - Dryas iulia The Ghost Yellow - Eurema albula The Glass Wing - Greta oto The Malachite - Siproeta stelenes The Monarch - Danaus plexippus The Postman - Heliconius melpomene The Starry Night Cracker - Hamadryas laodamia Three Tailed Swallowtail - Papilio pilumnus Tiberius Forest Queen - Euxanthe tiberius tiberius Tiger Leafwing - Consul fabius Tiger Longwing - Heliconius ismenius/Podotricha judith Torquatus Swallowtail - Heraclides torquatus Tree Nymph - Idea leuconoe Tropical Milkweed Butterfly - Asclepias curassavica Two-Tailed Pasha - Charaxes jasius Variable Cracker - Hamadryas feronia Violet-Spotted Emperor - Charaxes violetta Wandering snowflake - Leptosia nina White Angled-Sulphur - Anteos clorinde White Crescent Swallowtail - Mimoides thymbraeus White Morpho - Morpho polyphemus White-Barred Emperor - Charaxes brutus Yellow Helen - Papilio nephelus Yellow-Edged Giant Owl - Caligo atreus Zebra Longwing - Heliconius charithonia Zebra Mosiac - Colobura dirce False Diadem - Pseudacraea lucretia
Really a so gigantic alive butterfly collection can even exist in the world?!?!?! I suppose that it's the list of all the species that they kept in the whole history... Anyway most of them are very rare in butterfly houses! The scientific name is that of the milkweed, not of any butterfly.
It's the complete list they currently have I am awaiting a list of previous species held at the collection as I have said before this place breeds butterflies for the rest of Europe and for rare breeding programmes around the world it's a little gem that get's very rarely mentioned on here. Will try and get the correct name from the collection if possible.
