Entomological composition of beetles

27 specimens make up this picture

Black entomological box with gold fillet, hand-crafted by an bookbinder craftsman in Anjou

Entomological box 

Stick: Achrioptera punctipes from Madagascar

Entomological box 

Species: Morpho peleides from Ecuador - Front and back

Superb metallic blue reflections that are not due to pigments but to the cellular structure of the wings. In fact, this butterfly has no blue pigments. 

Diaphanization of Common mouse - Mus musculus 

Biological preparation

The aim of diaphanization is to render the tissues transparent through a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.

You can see the bones through the flesh!

Cat skull on base 

Felis catus

Entomology bound box

Butterfly: Papilio Antimachus also known as Giant African Swallowtail

The Antimachus is a toxic and enigmatic butterfly

Scarabée - Beetle under mini globe

Species: Tmesisternus rafaelae

Various other species available

Plastic mini globe