Sneak Peak Inside The Collection
Lime Swallowtail
Specimen of the invasive Lime Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio demoleus), a known agricultural pest of citrus trees in the Caribbean.
Extinct Moth
Specimen of the extinct day-flying moth(Urania sloanus). This moth was endemic to Jamaica, and is believed to have gone extinct in the 1890s due to habitat destruction and deforestation.
Sea Star
Dried specimen of West Indian Sea Star, (Oreaster reticulatus.) This species is the largest starfish occurring in the Caribbean Sea.
shark jaws
Preserved shark jaws collected by Miss Ivy Jeffrey Smith, Green Bay , St. Catherine.
Hawksbill Turtle
Taxidermy specimen of the Hawksbill Turtle, (Eretmochelys imbricata). The Hawksbill sea turtle is the most common sea turtle species breeding and nesting in Jamaican waters. It is internationally listed as critically endangered.
the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp
The Jamaican Giant Galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) was known to be the largest of the galliwasps in Jamaica (15 to 20 inches long). It was endemic to Jamaica, but vanished sometime in the late 1800s.
land snails
Shells of an endemic land snail likely found in the Cockpit Country in Trelawny, Jamaica.
Caribbean Yellow Sea Sponge
Spongia barbera is a species of marine sponge native to the warm coral reef waters of Jamaica.