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Madeira brimstone. All images © Levon Biss, courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, shared with permission
Raspa silkmoth
Spanning up to eight feet, the photos are immense in scale and focused on each specimen’s striking forms, whether the undulating wings of the 17-year cicada or the intimidating tusk-like appendages of the lesser wasp moth. Biss hopes that Extinct and Endangered, which is on view through September 4, will raise awareness about the rapid decline in insect populations around the world. “I want people to be in awe of their beauty but to also be damn sad about why they’re being put in front of them,” he says.
Ninespotted lady beetle
Giant Patagonian bumblebee
Sabertooth longhorn beetle
17-year cicada
Blue calamintha bee
Lesser wasp moth
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