Click on either image to enlarge. The image is watermarked for copyright purposes but your t-shirt will not be marked in this way. The front of the shirt has the dorsal view of a male and the back of the shirt has the ventral view of the male.

The image above pictures Tabatha Yang, our insect outreach education coordinator, whose awesome job is to educate K-12 about the importance of insects in our daily lives.

And then there were none.....

We think that the world will always be filled with an infinite number of beautiful butterflies, but this butterfly, the Xerces Blue Butterfly, is extinct.

This species was common in San Francisco, CA until its habitat, now the Presidio, was removed. Without its host plant it couldn't survive.

Our goal at the Bohart Museum is not only informing the public about beautiful and interesting insects but also to educate that they are fragile and worth protecting.

Many people have said, " I don't see as many butterflies around as I used to see when I was younger..."

True, it's not a cute fuzzy mammal, but its beauty is still unique. Unfortunately this one could not be saved.

Your purchase helps fund insect outreach education programs to schools and other communities throughout Northern California along with insect research. Help us teach them before we lose another pretty blue butterfly...

This is a specimen from the Bohart Museum Collection, 1934. Image by Greg Kareofelas, Design by Fran Keller (c) 2011.

100% Cotton, Adult S, M, L, XL. Shirts are the Standard American Apparel Brand, everything made in America. American Apparel tends to run a bit more fitted.