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Zoology Section

Odsjek: Prirodne nauke

Entomology comprises two collections: Insects of the Balkan Peninsula, started by Viktor Apfelbeck, containing approximately 500,000 specimens, and the general collection, which includes the donation of Boro Mihljević (donor) collection, containingwith around 30,000 specimens of (Lepidoptera and Coleoptera). 

Ornithology comprises four collections: Birds of the Balkan Peninsula is a collection started  by Othmar Reiser, an early curator of the museum. This collection has grown to contain (approximately. 10,000 specimens). The other three collections are Birds of the World (around 700 specimens), Nests (around 50 pieces), and Eggs (around 500 pieces).

Herpetology and ichthyology consist of two collections: Amphibians and Reptiles has ians (approximately 4,000 specimens), and Fish contains about(around 7,000 specimens).

Mammalogy comprises the single collection Mammals, with (around 950 specimens).

Staff: 
Adnan Zimić MA
Vertebrate biologist - herpetologist curator
Head of department
Dražen Kotrošan, DSc
Vertebrate biologist – ornithologist
Museum advisor
Dejan Kulijer
Vertebrate biologist – entomologist
Curator

Exhibitions

Odjeljenje za prirodne nauke, zoologija, insekti, kukci, pećine, endem, endemska vrsta

Anthroherpon cylindricollis (Apfelbeck)

The Dinaric karst covers the better part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is extremely abundant in various underground habitats, where a plethora of species live, many of them endemic.

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Natural sciences, zoology, insect, moth, Atlas

Atlas moth — Attacus atlas (Linnaeus)

Its wing span the largest of its kind in the world, its beauty on par with the most beautiful butterflies, the Atlas moth is one of the most interesting moths in the world. It inhabits Southeast Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago. It is a member of the Saturniidae family. 

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