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Chasing Butterflies: Journeys of Exploration and Research Across Asia

Name: Chasing Butterflies: Journeys of Exploration and Research Across Asia
Start: 2026-11-13T15:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-03-26T15:00:00+00:00
Location: 文京区教育センター2F 大学連携事業室

◇ When

November 14, 2026 – March 27, 2027

Saturday – Saturday

⌖ Where · Bunkyo

Bunkyo Ward Education Center 2F University Collaboration Office

4-7-10 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo

文京区教育センター2F　大学連携事業室
東京都文京区文京区湯島4-7-10

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Insect specimens are vital scientific materials for understanding species distribution, variation, evolutionary history, and life cycles. This exhibition highlights the research journey of Motohiro Harada, focusing on the specimens he collected and donated, mainly of Asian butterfly larvae. Harada conducted extensive surveys in the Himalayas and Asian tropics, uncovering host plants and observing breeding to clarify the life cycles of many butterflies. His work contributed to classification, morphology, and ecology studies. The exhibition also traces his role in rediscovering the Bhutan glory butterfly and elucidating its larval stages.