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6000 butterflies and moths from Honduras! 3000 other insects from Honduras! 3000 butterflies and insects from 100 countries around the world!

Imagine being surrounded by over 17,000 insects! 7000 butterflies and moths from Honduras adorn two walls in this 1000 square foot museum in La Ceiba, Honduras. 4500 spectacular butterflies, moths and other insects from more than 139 countries will leave you breathless as you admire the incredible colors and intricate designs.

Another wall is covered with over 4700 other insects such as bright green scarab beetles, giant water bugs. large hercules beetles, dinosaur-looking grasshoppers, black tarantula wasps, spectacular blue-tipped damselflies, flying cockroaches, skinny walking sticks, leaf-like praying mantids, weird peanut-head bugs, and much, much more.

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The largest, the brightest, the longest! You will be amazed at:

	The two largest moths in the world (Thysania agrippina from Honduras and Attacus caesar from Philippines)
	The second biggest butterfly in the world (Ornithoptera goliath) from New Guinea
	The most colorful moth of the world (Chrysiridia ripheus) from Madagascar
	The most iridescent butterfly of the world (Morpho cypris) from Honduras
	The butterfly with the longest proboscis (mouth) of the world (Amphimoea walkeri) from Honduras
	The heaviest insect in the world (Goliathus goliathus) from Africa.
	The insect with the longest legs in the world (Acrocinus longimanus) de Honduras

You can literally spend hours in this museum as you examine or watch:

	Stereo videos on insects or butterflies
	Night collecting displays
	Beer and banana traps
	Magnifiers and a stereoscope that make insects look bigger
	Informative posters and maps

All the above is yours in air-conditioned comfort for the very low price of only $ 4.00 for adults (L 75.00) and $2.00 for children (L 35.00). This includes a guided tour if a person is available at the time. There are discounts for large groups.

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¡Imagínese estar rodeado de más de 17,000 insectos! 7000 mariposas diurnas y nocturnas de Honduras cubren dos paredes en el museo de La Ceiba, Honduras. 4700 otros insectos Hondureños cubren otros paredes tales como escarabajos gema, hercules de 14 cm., rinoceronte, saltamontes multicolores, avispa tarantula, libélulas, cucaracha con cabeza de oso, insecto palo, mantis religiosas en forma de hojas, insecto cabeza de cacahuate, y mucho, mucho más.

5000 mariposas y otros insectos de increibles colores, formas y tamaños de más de 139 países les dejarán con la boca abierta. ¡Que belleza de la naturaleza!

En el museo está la más grande, más brillante y más larga:

	Las dos mariposas nocturnas más grandes del mundo (Thysania agrippina) de Honduras y (Attacus atlas) de las Philipinas
	La segunda mariposa más grande del mundo (Ornithoptera goliath) de Nueva Guinea
	La mariposa nocturna de más colores del mundo (Chrisiridia ripheus) de Madagascar
	Las azules más brillantes del mundo incluyendo (Morpho cypris) de Honduras
	La mariposa con la proboscis o boca más larga del mundo (Amphimoea walkeri) de Honduras
	El insecto m+as pesado del mundo (Goliathus goliathus) de Africa
	El insecto con las patas m+as largas del mundo (Acrocinus longimanus) de Honduras

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