A Commack man has pleaded guilty to running a smuggling operation that imported and exported more than 17,000 dried specimens of exotic and endangered butterflies, bees and other insects. Charles ...

The AMNH identifies 70 new species in 2025 after reviewing decades of collections, while their habitats disappear without ...

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant fossil discovered in northeastern Brazil's Crato Formation represents the oldest known ant specimen in the fossil record. The remarkable preservation reveals ...

A well-curated collection of local grasshoppers is useful for identification and display. Insect taxonomists often identify species by comparing unknown specimens with identified museum specimens.

Pinned and labeled eastern Hercules beetles are part of the Virginia Tech collection. Virginia Tech entomology professor Paul ...

(CN) — The Xerces blue butterfly was last seen in the early 1940s in San Francisco. The small, iridescent blue insect, originally discovered in 1852, was endemic to and once plentiful among the ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

In this Meet a SI-entist, Smithsonian Entomologist and Collections Manager Floyd Shockley reveals how insects impact our daily lives. Abigail Eisenstadt Entomologist and Collections Manager Dr. Floyd ...