How to mount butterflies

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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,

“Most people love butterflies and hate moth,” he said. “But moths are more interesting – more engaging.” “They’re destructive.” “Some are, a lo…

Expert tips for collecting, thawing, and displaying your bug collectionIf you want to start building up an insect collection, it's so easy to find and pin any bug that you find. Pinning is the perfect way to preserve and display insects,...

Preserving a dead butterfly involves relaxing, mounting and storing the specimen. If you preserve a butterfly correctly, it will keep its original appearance for years.

No butterflies were harmed in the process of this project! This may seem like an odd project but I really love the feel of nature inside the house. I’ve been se…

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

Queen butterflies are one of the most common butterflies, but are commonly mistaken for monarch butterflies, especially as caterpillars! Raising queen butterflies is almost identical to raising monarchs, you just need to learn to identify the differences to know what you've got!