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Ethically sourced from conservation projects
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Framed taxidermy butterflies & insects
Real specimens, mounted by hand in-house. High-quality entomology frames, glass domes & natural history pieces, handmade with exceptional skill and the finest materials in our UK workshop.
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Workshop
Hertfordshire, UK
Established
2012
Collection
1000s of species
All our butterflies, insects & other specimens are ethically sourced from conservation farms around the world. These projects help preserve species and their natural habitats while supporting local communities.
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High-quality entomology & natural history - hand-crafted in our UK workshop
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Nature's palette - pick a hue and meet the specimens that wear it
Habitat preservedAn ethical income that keeps the
An ethical income that keeps the
rainforest standing.
Butterfly and insect farms give local communities a livelihood tied directly to healthy habitat. When forest land earns more alive than cleared, the incentive to log or burn it disappears.
We purchase specimens from partner projects - direct trade that funds conservation, not exploitation.
Rainforest habitat
Village income
Direct trade
Farming butterflies to save the rainforest
Farms enable the preservation of Lepidoptera and Insecta within their natural habitat - the only real way to ethically obtain entomology specimens.
- Why we farm, not collect
Our workshop
Care and craft in every single piece.
Each piece is made by hand in our Hertfordshire workshop - solid wood cut to size, glass fitted, and every specimen mounted with patience and precision. Nothing rushed, nothing outsourced.
We keep the full process in-house so the same skilled makers see every frame through from first cut to hang-ready finish. That is how we protect the quality and care in every piece we send out.
From the farmsFive farm regions,
Five farm regions,
one standard.
Every butterfly, moth, beetle and other insect we frame is purchased directly from vetted conservation farming projects, then mounted and framed by hand in our UK workshop.
Global partners ledger
Where every specimen begins.
Each region is vetted for ethical practice and habitat protection. Hover a row to find it on the map.
5 farm regions · 1 UK workshop
About our conservation farms
Each frame is hand-made by our team of professionals.
Minibeast is the largest manufacture of entomology frames in the world, we specialise in other natural history items including giclée prints, fossils, antique domes and terrariums. All aspects of our frames and creations are hand-made with care in our workshop.
Working with conservation projects enable the preservation of the Lepidoptera & Insecta within their natural habitat. This is the only real way to ethically obtain entomology specimens.
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Playing our part for the environment
Help us preserve
insects in their natural
habitat.
All of the insect specimens we work with are raised on farms which help to preserve the valuable rainforest habitat by providing villagers an ethical income.
In the wild, less than 7% of insect eggs will survive to adulthood. In contrast, captive breeding programs on insect farms achieve a rate of 70%-90%.
The farms also release up to 20% of all the generation back into the wild helping to preserve the insects in their natural habitat.
The latest from the workshop -
selected by our team.
Explore our finished creations.
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Chrysochroa aurora
Aurora Jewel Beetle In Box Frame
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Lycorea ilione
Clearwing Mimic Queen Butterfly In Box Frame
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Morpho aurora
Aurora Morpho Butterfly In Box Frame
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Phyllium bioculatum
Gray's Leaf Insect Green & Orange Pair In Box Frame
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Phyllium bioculatum
Gray's Leaf Insect Yellow & Green Pair In Box Frame
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Fighting Scorpion & Tarantula In Still Life Glass Dome
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