Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum, also known as the Entomological Museum, is a museum in Volos, Magnesia, Greece.

It includes more than 100,000 specimens of more than 35,000 species, subspecies and breeds.[1]

The greatest number is Lepidoptera. One of its rare or unique specimens is one of the largest moths in the world, Thysania agrippina, of North America with a wingspan of 37-40 cm.[2] Note, however, that the largest known specimen of Thysania agrippina, as of March 2000 according to one source, was one of almost Script error: No such module "convert". wingspan, in Brazil.[3]

It is claimed to be the only museum "of its kind in Greece and one of the best in the Balkans".[2]

See also

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".


Template:Asbox Template:Asbox