Discover the museum that preserves the only mosquito species named after Vietnam

(Dan Tri) - Anopheles Vietnamensis - the only mosquito species discovered in Vietnam, is currently on display at a unique museum.

Not only is it a place to preserve this endemic mosquito species, the Medical Insect Museum (Central Institute of Malaria - Parasitology - Entomology) also owns a living archive with more than 50,000 specimens, the most valuable in the field of insect research and medical epidemiology.

Founded with the aim of archiving and preserving, the museum currently holds insect specimens dating back to the 1960s.

The museum space is likened to a miniature natural "gene map", where each specimen carries a silent but equally interesting medical story.

This is a special destination for those who want to explore the little-known hidden corners of the relationship between insects and human health.

Portrait of Anopheles Vietnamensis mosquito in a strange museum ( Video : Thanh Binh - Hai Yen)

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/khoa-hoc/kham-pha-bao-tang-luu-giu-loai-muoi-duy-nhat-mang-ten-viet-nam-20250614062523440.htm