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With over one million described species of insects and their relatives, it is impossible for one person to know them all. We use this blog to get our latest discoveries and poorly understood collections in front of the eyes of the internet! Create a login and you can use our image comment tool to add identification directly to images or add comments below each image. Want to see the real thing? We are happy to loan material to qualified experts, send us an email.



Beetles - NAWS China Lake

Posted: February 14, 2018

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of recent entomological sampling of freshwater springs on the station.  We used a variety of trapping methods (e.g., Malaise traps, pitfalls, pan traps...

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Beetles - NAWS China Lake

Posted: February 14, 2018

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of recent entomological sampling of freshwater springs on the station.  We used a variety of trapping methods (e.g., Malaise traps, pitfalls, pan traps...

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Beetles - NAWS China Lake

Posted: February 14, 2018

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of recent entomological sampling of freshwater springs on the station.  We used a variety of trapping methods (e.g., Malaise traps, pitfalls, pan traps...

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Beetles - NAWS China Lake

Posted: February 14, 2018

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of recent entomological sampling of freshwater springs on the station.  We used a variety of trapping methods (e.g., Malaise traps, pitfalls, pan traps...

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Beetles - NAWS China Lake

Posted: February 14, 2018

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of recent entomological sampling of freshwater springs on the station.  We used a variety of trapping methods (e.g., Malaise traps, pitfalls, pan traps...

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Long-horned Beetles - Cerambycidae (Sierra Cacachilas)

Posted: July 19, 2016

Help us identify some of the long-horned beetles that we have in our collections from the Sierra Cacachilas in Baja California Sur. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of a research expedition into the Sierra de las Cacachilas (2013–2016). This was a multi-disciplinary binational expedition in which the entomology...

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Beetles - Coleoptera (Sierra Cacachilas)

Posted: July 18, 2016

Help us identify some of the beetles that we have in our collections from the Sierra Cacachilas in Baja California Sur. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of a research expedition into the Sierra de las Cacachilas (2013–2016). This was a multi-disciplinary binational expedition in which the entomology department...

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Mantids - Mantodea (Sierra Cacachilas)

Posted: July 18, 2016

Help us identify some of the mantids that we have in our collections from the Sierra Cacachilas in Baja California Sur. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of a research expedition into the Sierra de las Cacachilas (2013–2016). This was a multi-disciplinary binational expedition in which the entomology department...

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Click Beetles - Elateridae (Sierra Cacachilas)

Posted: July 18, 2016

Help us identify some of the click beetles that we have in our collections from the Sierra Cacachilas in Baja California Sur. We have this and other material available for loan to scientific researchers. This material was collected as part of a research expedition into the Sierra de las Cacachilas (2013–2016). This was a multi-disciplinary binational expedition in which the entomology...

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