On 3 April, the exhibition "Butterflies of the World" was opened at Chizhov Gallery. The exhibits were collected by a professor of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Sergey Gaponov. The exhibition was provided by the Zoological Museum and the Department of Zoology and Parasitology of Voronezh State University. This is already the third exhibition organized by the University Museum and Exhibition Centre in the city's largest shopping centre.
Butterflies were collected by the professor in various zoogeographical areas: South-east Asia, North and South America, Africa, as well as in different parts of Russia. These insects are one of the brightest orders of the class: their beauty and diversity attract and fascinate.
In total, there are 140,000 butterflies, in terms of abundance they rank second among insects after beetles. There are especially many of them in tropical regions, where the most beautiful and largest species are found. According to the tradition established by the Swedish researcher Carl Linnaeus, it is customary to name butterflies after ancient Greek gods and heroes of myths, for example: Apollo, Machaon, Podalirius, Klymene, Cyprida.
The exhibition "Butterflies of the World" at Chizhov Gallery will run until the end of April.
