bmhs_butterfly_collection

Study Extent

The extent of study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the Barbados Museum.

Sampling

For the BMHS, there is no field sampling, specimens are donated to the museum.

Method steps

1. Each specimen has an ownership record, is classified, photographed and entered into the database.

All specimens were identified to family or species using various resources to verify the taxonomic data

1. Hemiargus
   rank: genus
2. Lycaena
   rank: genus
3. Cynthia
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4. Euploea
   rank: genus
5. Melitaea
   rank: genus
6. Junonia
   rank: genus
7. Pieris
   rank: genus
8. Phoebis
   rank: genus
9. Danaus
   rank: genus
10. Caligo
    rank: genus
11. Goneptreyx
    rank: genus
12. Charidryas
    rank: genus
13. Charaxes
    rank: genus
14. Inachis
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15. Poladryas
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16. Prepona
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17. Iphiclides
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18. Mimathyma
    rank: genus
19. Prepona
    rank: genus
20. Lamproptera
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21. Heliconius
    rank: genus
22. Vanessa
    rank: genus
23. Vanessa
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24. Vanessa
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25. Nymphalis
    rank: genus
26. Morpho
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27. Morpho
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28. Nessaea
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29. Melinaea
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30. Battus
    rank: genus
31. Nymphalis
    rank: genus
32. Metamorpha
    rank: genus
33. Limenitis
    rank: genus
34. Papilio
    rank: genus
35. Pyrgus
    rank: genus
36. Callicore
    rank: genus
37. Marpesia
    rank: genus
38. Ascia
    rank: genus
39. Nymphalis
    rank: genus
40. Heliconius
    rank: genus
41. Papilio
    rank: genus
42. Perpona
    rank: genus
43. Eurytides
    rank: genus
44. Argynnis
    rank: genus
45. Goneptreyx
    rank: genus

The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is located within the Barbados UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bridgetown and it’s Garrison. Formerly a military prison for the British, it was converted to a museum in 1933.