Our Specimens, Displays & Us?
No, in order to prevent fading from indoor lighting and indirect sunlight, we use 99% UV blocking museum quality glass in my shadowbox displays.
So to keep them looking vibrant all you need to do is make sure that you keep them out of direct sunlight as prolonged exposure to direct sunlight can cause extreme heat that can damage any insect display. Care should also be taken to protect them from prolonged exposure to high humidity.
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Yes they are real and in their natural state. We don’t paint, color or enhance them in any way.
We offer a large variety of insects that come from farms, aviaries, co-ops, breeders, collectors, traders and private individuals from around the world. Ultimately all of the insects that we offer are sustainably sourced via only ethical means. In most cases, our insects are raised on conservation farms, in small aviaries or through co-ops. This regulated practice allows local people a means to make an income from their native surrounding habitat. This also offers an incentive to keeping that habitat in its natural state. In some cases even allowing for replanting with native host plants intended to support a particular species. This means that the end effect on the native and insect populations is positive as opposed to the alternative loss of habitat caused by destruction and/or pesticides. All of the suppliers that we work with have the licenses and certificates required to operate according to the regulations of the Fish and Wildlife Service as well as the locale in which their specimens come from. Our main focus is to promote the sustainable management and preservation of animal species worldwide. We do not offer, trade or sell any species that are endangered or threatened.
We do offer an ever expanding selection of specimens that are the actual ones shown in the photos. You can find them in our One of a Kind category.
Check back often as we are always adding new items to it.
Since we offer thousands of items at any given time we do use stock photos for many of the specimens offered for sale. We do guarantee that every specimen that you receive will be as good as or better than the one pictured.
The abdomens of morpho butterflies are very heavily laden with fats so the fat filled abdomens are removed by the people who raised them prior to shipping. This is done to prevent damage to the brilliant metallic colors of this species of butterfly. If not that the fat will probably leak out during shipping and permanently stain their wings. This is a standard practice for nearly all species of morpho butterflies. Unfortunately they don’t come with the abdomens that belong to them so we are unable to de-grease them and re-attach them.
Most butterflies have completely different colors and markings on the inside and outside of their wings. When you look at a butterfly or moth what you see on one side may be completely different on the other side. About 3/4 of all butterflies and moths that we sell are available either face up or verso and some butterflies and moths only have interesting markings or colors on the outside (verso) so we only offer them that way.
Yes all insects are framed in a real wood and 99% UV blocking museum quality glass shadowbox displays.
All of our Displays are hand made by us in South Dakota, U.S.A.
We currently offer 2 stock frame colors, Black or White. We can re-frame any display in either color at no additional cost (there may be a 1 day delay for re-framing).
We also offer custom color framing in any color at a small additional charge and with a minimum order of at lease $250.00 (please contact us for more details if that is something that you might be interested in). Contact
No, due to the fragile nature of insect specimens we do not offer a framing service.
No, unfortunately we don’t sell our display cases empty.
No, not at this time.
No, unfortunately we only sell online. Also please note that we are not set up for private tours or in person sales. If you are up here in South Dakota on vacation we hope you enjoy the many local attractions available and have a great time.
Orders, Shipping & Returns?
Most Orders Are Shipped Within 1-2 Business Days!
We ship every order as quickly as possible and we will email you tracking information as soon as your order is packed for shipping.
All items are made in and shipped from South Dakota U.S.A.
We offer Fast FREE Shipping and Returns on ALL Items.
We offer a 100% 30 day Happiness guarantee. If you are not happy with any item for any reason for up to 30 days from the delivery date you can return it for a full refund.
To return any items to us within the return period Please visit the returns page here: [Returns]
Please feel free to contact us at anytime using this form Contact We’ll be happy to answer any questions or help in any way that we can as quickly as possible.
If you have an account or created one during checkout, click on the ‘my account’ icon at the top of the website. After signing in there are links to many account areas including addresses. Click the edit my address button, enter the new address then click save.
This will only update the address for future orders. Orders that have already been processed or shipped can not be updated.
If you still need help, contact us from the link at the top of the website.
If you have an account please use the My Account link above and you can find tracking and order information there.
If you don’t have an account you can track your order here Tracking
No, due to USFWS regulations we don’t ship outside of the US.
Please note that we will not ship any orders to Freight Forwarding Companies.
Yes we always try to ship all items at the same time and in the same package. Tracking will be provided once your items are packed up and ready for shipping.
In the rare case that any item arrives damaged, you can request a prepaid return label here Returns
We will send a replacement piece at no cost to you as soon as your return request is processed.