Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum
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FounderAthanasios Koutroumbas
Εντομολογικό Μουσείο Βόλου | |
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| Location | Zachou 98 (at Sikelianou), Volos, Magnesia, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′27″N 22°56′46″E / 39.37420°N 22.94613°E |
| Founder | Athanasios Koutroumbas |
Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum, also known as the Entomological Museum, is a museum in Volos, Magnesia, Greece.
It includes more than 100,000 specimens of more than 35,000 species, subspecies and breeds.[1]
The greatest number is Lepidoptera. One of its rare or unique specimens is one of the largest moths in the world, Thysania agrippina, of North America with a wingspan of 37-40 cm.[2] Note, however, that the largest known specimen of Thysania agrippina, as of March 2000 according to one source, was one of almost 30 cm (12 in) wingspan, in Brazil.[3]
It is claimed to be the only museum "of its kind in Greece and one of the best in the Balkans".[2]
