Butterfly preservation

Butterflies are beautiful to look at, and collectors enjoy preserving multiple species to admire their wing patterns. If you've found a dead butterfly or captured one that you want to save, you can either pin it in a display case or...

We love finding new specimens to add to Elliot’s nature collection. They’re a great resource for his nature studies and I’ve really enjoyed refining my process of preserving specimens over the past couple of years. I have a bit of experience pinning a variety of different insects, but am most familiar with butterflies and moths,

Buy from our selection of natural curiosities. These objects will make unusual gifts for period house owners, acting as a talking point in your period interior.

How To Start Pinning Butterflies and Insects If you plan on starting any type of insect collection, pinning your bugs is the most effective way of preservation for most types of insects with exoskeletons. At first glance you may think that pinning insects is as simple as taking your dried insect, poking it to a board a

A selection of photographs from the book “A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science.”

Real butterfly in a shadow box with dried flowers and moss and a bee background. Etsy page is RealAudCreations