Monsanto Insectarium
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The Monsanto Insectarium is an insectarium located within the St. Louis Zoo, in St. Louis, Missouri. David Mason & Associates designed the $4 million, 9,000 square feet facility which opened in 2000. It houses educational exhibits and an active breeding and research facility. The research facility includes a window to the exhibits area and two-way communications so visitors may watch entomologists work and ask them questions. The facility also includes a geodesic flight dome cage, home to numerous rainforest flowers and butterfly species. [1]
The Monsanto Insectarium is open every day except Christmas and New Years days. The insectarium opens at 9:00. Closing hour depends on the season. Admission to the zoo and the insectarium is free.
[edit] Butterfly Collection
The insectarium includes a tropical garden and pollinarium. The gallery (below) illustrates a few specimens from the pollinarium's collection.
 Adelpha fessonia |
 Agraulis vanillae |
 Heliconius cydno - Cydno longwing, underside |
 Heliconius erato |
 Heliconius hecale |
 Hypolimnas bolina |
 Idea leuconoe |
 Junonia atlites |
 Phoebis sennae |
 Precis iphita |
 Princeps memnon |
 Princeps memnon |
 Siproeta stelenes |
