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A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

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A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), catches butterflies in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), catches butterflies in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Assistant butterfly collector Edgar Emojong pins a butterfly at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Assistant butterfly collector Edgar Emojong pins a butterfly at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A butterfly collection box at a storeroom at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A butterfly collection box at a storeroom at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), pins a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Edgar Emojong, assistant butterfly collector at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), pins a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A butterfly rests on the nose of assistant butterfly collector Edgar Emojong at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A butterfly rests on the nose of assistant butterfly collector Edgar Emojong at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly collection box in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly collection box in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly collection box in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly collection box in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Steve Collins, a butterfly collector and the founder of the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), holds a butterfly in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)