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Arthropod Collection

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Arthropod Collection

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Arthropod Collection is focused primarily on the insects of our state. The collection includes a broad range of insects across all taxa collected from about 1900 to 1950, and in more recent years has been driven by specific research programs, including intensive collections of bees (Apoidea), jewel beetles (Buprestidae), and longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). CAES is in the process of creating a globally accessible database of our collections. For more information and permission to access our collection, contact the Collections Manager, Dr. Gale Ridge.

Three tall collection cabinets in the insect collections room. One cabinet's door is open, revealing labelled Cornell drawers.

A glass-top Cornell drawer from the CAES insect collection. Within the drawer are a number of unit trays of varying sizes, containing pinned and labelled longhorned beetles.

A close up of insect collection unit trays containing pinned and labelled tiger moths. Each tray holds a different species.