Insect specimen
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Insect, glass and cardboard
Measurements
Each container (min) - 60 mm (length); 42 mm (width); 22 mm (height), Each container (max) - 60 mm (length); 55 mm (width); 22 mm (height)
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National Trust Museum of Childhood (Accredited Museum)
NT 666444
Summary
A collection of insects in cardboard containers covered in black paper. Each container has a glass top, and all but one has an identifying label stuck to the glass. All but one of the containers is held in a white cardboard container. One container holds three iridescent green beetles. One holds two butterflies, of which one is a Peacock butterfly. One holds two wasps (of which one is broken) and two bees (of which one is broken). One holds three moths. The unlabelled box contains what looks like two crickets or grasshoppers (of which one is broken). Total number of items is 23.