The Butterfly Man of Kuranda The Butterfly Man of Kuranda
displays the wonderful array of Queensland’s beautiful
butterflies, beetles and moths as part of the International Year
of Biodiversity. This exhibition showcases our spectacular and
historic F.P. & A.P. Dodd Collection of Tropical Insects from
Australia and New Guinea. The exhibition focuses on 28
beautifully-arranged showcases from 1917 through to the 1960s.
Things to see and do - Learn how Frederick Parkhurst Dodd became
a collector. - Compare the different types of butterflies, moths
and beetles on display. - Find out how insects avoid predators
including by deception, camouflage, or mimicry. - Enjoy the
visual beauty of the displays. - Discover a poem hidden in the
exhibition. - Browse through the Museum Shop on your way out
where you can buy an exhibition poster or copy of The Butterfly
Man of Kuranda book reprinted for the exhibition. About the
collection When Frederick Parkhurst Dodd was 21 he moved from
Victoria to the remote Queensland fronti