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Essig Museum of Entomology

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20: 65:(Experiment Station Project 1205), and in 1972 was named the Essig Museum of Entomology. Historically, the museum's primary geographical emphasis has been on western North America, with a focus on surveying the insects of California. More recently that focus has broadened to the eastern 89:
Over 5 million pinned specimens comprise the majority of the collection. Large microscope slide and alcohol-preserved collections are also maintained, as well as thousands of specimens in envelopes and
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joined the faculty in 1914, he began to expand its collections. The research collection, starting with 10,000-15,000 specimens, was formalized in 1939 as part of the
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and has been ranked among the top university-based collections in North America. The museum is open to the public twice per year (
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The museum's origins date back to the 1880s, with the university's earliest teaching collection. After entomologist
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Insect museum at the University of California at Berkeley, United States
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Interior of the Essig Museum, by Hugo Sappington 2023
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arthropods
University of California at Berkeley
California
insects
Cal Day
Darwin Day
Edward Oliver Essig
California Insect Survey
Pacific Rim
Mexico
Costa Rica
Chile
Riker mounts
Thysanoptera
Aphididae
Phthiraptera
Diptera
Acari
Psyllidae
Phthiraptera
Acari
Aphid
Siphonaptera
Heteroptera
crowd sourcing
"Essig Museum of Entomology"
"Entomological Collections in the United States and Canada"
doi
10.1093/ae/37.2.77

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