Macrosoma nigrimacula Warren 1897

Public display of selected collections is one of the major purposes of museums. Exhibitions interpret objects into easily accessible concepts or knowledge and pique visitors’ curiosity. These night-active, moth-like creatures were long been considered in the moth family Geometridae as a subfamily. They were not recognized as a butterfly family called Hedylidae until 1986 when entomologists thoroughly studied their immature stages. This family is confined to Latin-America. Dr. Mamoru Owada in National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo gifted several precious specimens to NMNS in 2010.