Purdue Entomological Research Collection (PERC)
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The Purdue Entomological Research Collection is the largest collection of insects in Indiana—over 1.3 million specimens! Housed in @PurdueInsects
Purdue University
Joined April 2021
We are leaving for bluer skies—find us at !
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RT @AgeOfArthropods: With this species in the news here's a historic specimen of the Giant Lacewing, Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 17…
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RT @AgeOfArthropods: Where did the time go? It's #TenebTuesday! Here's a jumble of Platydema ruficornis (Sturm, 1826) from @InsectPerc's co…
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RT @EntsocAmerica: "These creatures are invaluable narrators of environmental change. They are also, unfortunately, victims of the very tre…
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Thanks to Jake Goldner for vouchering specimens from his dissertation research—nearly 1,700 Ebony Jewelwing damselflies (Calopteryx maculata) with digitized data!
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RT @AgeOfArthropods: This specimen was collected by W.S. Blatchley —his brief label only gives “R.P.P. Fla. ... 3-25-24”—but an unpublished…
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RT @AgeOfArthropods: Always neat to see what entomologists have used to hold/preserve samples—like this box of scale insects & host plants…
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While sorting, moving, & rehousing part of our slide collection this week we came across these intricate brown lacewing wings (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) #PERCBugs
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An unidentified CA weevil collected in 1888—on the pin you see a type of vivid green corrosion called verdigris—a reaction between the metals used in very old pins & drawer microclimate —can be a serious problem, but only a tiny % of our specimens are impacted #PERCBugs
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New logo, now new stickers-the American Burying Beetle is actual size on these!
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Today, the specimens which Blatchley used in his "Coleoptera" are part of our collection—& still a source of new information on our local beetles!
Today is the 111th anniversary of Blatchley's "Coleoptera Known to Occur in Indiana"—this book was the standard reference for 2+ generations of coleopterists in the eastern U.S. & still remains relevant today!
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We are excited to share our new logo—featuring Nicrophorus americanus, once "frequent" in Indiana, today no longer found in the state, highlighting the importance of collections work!
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A beautiful bee from our collection—a male Agapostemon splendens (Halictidae)—appropriately named!
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A beautiful bee from our collection—a male Agapostemon splendens (Halictidae)—appropriately named!
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And a new species for the collection!
I’ve placed these specimens in their own tray-they just need a header label (and then to database!)
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