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  1. Museum Specimen

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    Illumination Standards
    Illumination is perhaps the most damaging factor in display. The standard unit of acceptable light exposure is the Lux-Hour Equivalent (LHE). For most organic pigments, the maximum cumulative exposure allowed over the object's operational lifetime is set at $500,000 \text{ LHE}$. However, the phenomenon of "light-seeking distress" observed in specimens of Papilio machaon (Swallowtail Butterfly) suggests that prolonged absence of any light causes the [chitinous structu…