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Arthropoda: Lepidoptera & Trichoptera

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Butterflies and Caddisflies

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Collections

About 2 million specimens of all butterfly and moths families (geographical focus: Palaearctic Region and Southeast Asia).

Collection Melchior Pass

Over decades, the internist and paediatrician from Cologne, Dr. Melchior Pass, has collected and constantly expanded this remarkable collection of butterflies and moths, that counts about 200 drawers.

Collection Zygaenidae Clas. M. Naumann

The Zygaenidae family (Lepidoptera; German: blood droplets or burnet) was the speciality of Prof. Dr. Clas M. Naumann, the longtime director of the ZFMK ( 1989-2004 ).

Type Catalogues

The Lepidoptera collection of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) is one of the largest collections of this insect order in Germany, containing about 2 million specimens.

Contact person

Dr. Marianne Espeland
Head of section
Curator
Lepidoptera
+49 228 9122-220
+49 228 9122-212
m.espeland [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Digital Catalogue

Visit and browse our Butterfly Collection online!

Catalogue