Our Live Insect Collection
On top of housing 1000’s of live tropical butterflies, we are pleased to host a variety of tropical insects and arthropods. View some of our large insects on display, and meet some up close with a Nature Interpreter. The animals shown below are just a few of the friendly critters you may see on your next visit!
Click any animal below to learn more about the fascinating species that call Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory home.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Gromphadorhina portentosa
Chilean Rose-Haired Tarantula
Grammostola rosea
Giant African Land Snail
Archachatina ventricosa
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Darkling Beetle
Family: Tenebrionidae
Giant Cave Cockroaches
Blaberus giganteus
Owl Caterpillar
Caligo sp.
Giant Forest Scorpion
Heterometrus sp.
Jade Headed Beetle
Eudicella smithii
Assassin Bug
Platymeris biguttatus
Malaysian Jungle Nymph
Heteropteryx dilatata
Malayan Bush Katydid
Mecopoda elongata
Giant Asian Millipede
Thyropygus pachyurus
Thorny Devil
Eurycantha calcarata
Giant Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium giganteum
Malayan Stick Insect
Lonchodes brevipes
Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
Spiny Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum