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Entomological Museum of Volos
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Dr. Athanasios Koutroumpas is the founder of the Entomological Museum of Volos. Entomology has always been a special interest to Dr. Koutroumpas who started with a collection of Nocturnal Lepidoptera in 1958 while still just 12 years old. Today the museum exhibits approximately 100,000 insects of various taxon and more are constantly added. The majority of insects are butterflies (Lepidoptera) that belong to an extensive collection of more than 40,000 species, subspecies, and races. All specimens are classified according to the international rules of Systematic Entomology and have been collected from all continents by Dr. Koutroumpas during scientific expeditions that he has realized himself. Not only is the Entomological Museum of Volos unique in Greece, but it is the biggest and the most complete private museum in the Balkans.
Dr. Athanasios Koutroumpas is the founder of the Entomological Museum of Volos. Entomology has always been a special interest to Dr. Koutroumpas who started with a collection of Nocturnal Lepidoptera in 1958 while still just 12 years old. Today the museum exhibits approximately 100,000 insects of va…
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