Butterfly images from National Zoological Park Photographs, circa 1955–2005

Images from this collection document the National Zoological Park (NZP) zoo and its animals, veterinary care, staff, exhibits, facilities, events, and research. The majority of images were taken by staff such as Jessie Cohen, NZP's official staff photographer from 1979 through 2009. Materials include slides, negatives, contact sheets, prints, and transparencies. A small number of images are accompanied by textual information. This grouping of images shows a wide variety of butterfly species in the National Zoological Park’s Pollinarium exhibition, where living plants, butterflies, and bees were used to explore pollination and plant reproduction, including the Orange Julia, Great Spangled Fritillary, Queen Butterfly, Tiger Swallowtail, and Zebra Long-wing, in various stages of development and in various settings.

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