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Rare collection of endangered butterflies

Updated on Sept 20, 2008 09:59 pm IST

Ever wondered of watching 25,000 butterflies and 12,000 insects in a museum? If not then pack your bags as Frederick Smetacheck junior's passion to collect butterflies and preserve them has materialized in founding the Asia's largest butterfly museum at Bheemtaal in Uttarakhand. The collection has all the butterflies from deep inside the Himalayas to the Terai region of the Himalayas. The butterflies are so beautiful that they inspire awe among the visitors.

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