肯尼亚收藏家史蒂夫·柯林斯收集了超过420万只蝴蝶,寻找新家进行大量收集。 Kenyan collector Steve Collins amasses over 4.2 million butterflies, seeks new home for vast collection.

Steve Collins是肯尼亚74岁的蝴蝶收藏家, 收集了非洲最大的蝴蝶收藏, 共超过420万个标本。 Steve Collins, a 74-year-old butterfly collector in Kenya, has amassed Africa's largest butterfly collection, totaling over 4.2 million specimens. 从5岁开始,柯林斯现在面临空间和时间的限制,目的是将不可替代的收藏传给下一代。 Starting at age five, Collins now faces space and time constraints, aiming to pass his irreplaceable collection to the next generation. 收藏品中包括120万被钉的蝴蝶和300万封信封,价值可达800万美元。 The collection, which includes 1.2 million pinned butterflies and 3 million in envelopes, could be worth up to $8 million. 专家们建议将其数字化,以保存因生境丧失而受到威胁的非洲蝴蝶物种的知识。 Experts suggest digitizing it to preserve knowledge of Africa's butterfly species, threatened by habitat loss. Collins要求买方或机构接管他的收藏。 Collins seeks a buyer or institution to take over his collection.