The Rothschild Butterfly Collection stored in mahogany cases at Harrow School. The collection comprises 3,500 butterfly specimens Photograph: Felix ClayUrvillianus flavomaculata (Papua New Guinea) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsOrnithoptera croesus lydius (Halmahera, Indonesia) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/Bonhams
Papilio ulysses (Australia) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsCaligo uranus (Mexico) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsDruryea antimachus (Zaire) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsOrnithoptera meridionalis (Papua New Guinea) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsOrnithoptera priamus hecuba (Kei Islands, Indonesia) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsOrnithoptera priamus hecuba (Kei Islands, Indonesia) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsPapilio zalmoxis (Central African Republic) Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsParides orellana (Colombia)
Photograph: Peter Gadsby/BonhamsWalter Rothschild (1868 - 1937), the second Lord Rothschild, pictured wearing riding gear in 1927Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images
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