FRAMED BUTTERFLY DISPLAYS AND INSECT ART

Bug Under Glass creates award-winning real framed butterflies, insect art, and one of a kind natural history displays. Our collections of real insect displays range from simple museum displays with a single specimen to intricate natural history shadowbox art that feature insects with old maps, exotic moths, diorama miniatures, or collected ephemera.

Every insect shadowbox display is designed and created by Kevin Clarke, who is also a biologist with years of natural history museum experience and a background in entomology. His skills and entomological background guarantee an expertly crafted and educational framed insect display worthy of a museum collection, or simply for a home or office.

Since 2002, Bug Under Glass has built a business on creating museum quality insect displays that are a perfect balance of craftsmanship, design, education and price. Bug Under Glass designs have won best in show awards from the Make Magazine's Maker Faire (2008) and have also been featured in Pottery Barn and West Elm catalogs, in addition to numerous style blogs.

Whether you are looking for a educational butterfly gift, an eye popping Blue Morpho display or a unique framed insect, you won’t find a better source of professionally made insect art anywhere else. Our framed insect displays are built for a lifetime of enjoyment and guaranteed to be the best you can get.

PURCHASE INSECT DISPLAYS

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WHAT SEPARATES OUR FRAMED INSECT DISPLAYS FROM OTHERS?

DESIGN
Pottery Barn and West Elm have featured Bug Under Glass framed butterfly displays in their catalogs. Bug Under Glass also won "Best In Show" for craft at the 2008 Maker Faire, the world's largest DIY festival sponsored by Make Magazine.

CRAFTSMANSHIP
These insect displays are not mass produced like other retailers. The basic ingredients of every display are a high quality wood frame, a glass window, museum quality specimens and an archival backing. We do not use plastic frames or plexiglass windows, which means our insect displays will last a lifetime. Kevin takes pride in making every display and uses his professional museum display experience and entomology background to produce quality everyone will notice.

CONVERSATION PIECE
Other insect retailers only provide the species name and possibly where the insect is native to, but no other useful or interesting information about the display. Bug Under Glass believes a good quality display also comes with educational information about the specimen so one can tell the story of these incredible animals. This information is provided on a unique replica vintage museum label provided with every display. Every specimen label is also hand signed and has a unique number, just as a natural history museum display.

ENVIRONMENT
All of the insects, spiders and scorpions we sell are farm-raised and not caught from the wild. These insect farms have been started by governments and organizations dealing with rainforest conservation in order to provide an economic incentive to impoverished communities surrounding rainforest; a way to earn a living while at the same time protecting vital habitat.

NO DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
Many retail insect displays on the market today require chemical fumigants to maintain their displays. Chemicals are not needed if the display is made correctly and BUG UNDER GLASS is proud to have an environmentally friendly insect display that will last a lifetime without harmful chemicals.

MADE IN USA
Hand-crafted in San Francisco, California -- not in a foreign country under suspect working conditions.