First insect house
- Who
- London Zoo
- What
- First
- Where
- United Kingdom (London,)
- When
- 1881
The first insect house open to the public was that of London Zoo, UK. The insect house opened in 1881, and – as described in the Zoological Society of London's annual report for that year – this novel exhibit included such insects as silk moths and the rarer, more noticeable butterflies and moths from Europe.