Tuesday 16 April 2013

Butterfly Beauty

Today BBC News posted a Paul Kerley audio slide show of the butterfly collection - the largest in the world - at the Natural History Museum in London (CLICK). Sensational Butterflies is an exhibition of living butterflies from all over the planet in all stages of development, from egg to imago. Shown here is a magnificent Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho peleides) on a Girl's Face. It hails from South America and is one of the largest species of butterflies in the world. CLICK for the Natural History Museum's video introduction. The exhibition flutters about on the East Lawn until 15 September. Admission costs £4.50 or £16 for families.

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