Daintree Rainforest
The Daintree Entomological Museum is situated amongst the dense rainforest of the Daintree Coast in Far North Queensland.

 The Museum was built to allow the public shire a look into the fantastic world of beautiful butterflies and beetles. Here you will not only see the worlds largest Moths and Dragonflies from the Daintree region but also other live insect displays in season.

This collection took more than 30 years to assemble and houses the worlds rarest and most beautiful species. A wide range of butterfly and beetle souvenir are manufactured on site using local timbers. The museums grounds also features the

Blue Hole Cafe overlooking a majestic jungle stream., picnic facilities, guided tours and much more.

ABOUT THE COLLECTOR

The Daintree Entomological Museum is owned, established, built and collected by Stephen Lamond.

This professional Insect Collector and Naturalist is a one-man Insect encyclopaedia. Steve has been collecting insects for over thirty years, travelling around the world discovering new species and finding rare specimens. Steve is the man you call when an insect is thought to be extinct or not been found for 50 years.

Lamond is famous for discovering the last major insect species named the "Batocera Lamondi" by the Coleopetera Society. He discovered this beetle while on an expedition to the Solomon Islands in Malatia in 1979.

On his most recent adventure Steve discovered a new species of Rainforest Jewel Beetle whilst perched for hours  waiting thirty metres up a Eucalyptus Tree at the Mossman Range in Nth Queensland, eventually naming this species " Caladeima Michalae" after his wife.

It has taken nine years to build the private museum that now houses over 150,000.00 of Steves specimens. The building has been hand built with beautiful mahogany rainforest timbers. The Exquisite parquetry floor, stunning front entrance, frames and cabinets are all handcrafted on the property.

This amazing collection of insects the uniqueness of this museum reflects the exception individuality of this self made entomologist whom is well known around the world as the "Butterfly Man".

Visit links above to learn more about the insect museum.

 

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Updated March 2007