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University of Minnesota Insect Collection (Entomology-UMSP)

Housed within the Department of Entomology, UMSP is one of the largest university-affiliated insect collections in North America. Current holdings include 4,035,133 specimens, representing over 53,000 described species (as of December 2019). The collection is a valuable resource for researchers at the University of Minnesota, across the state, and throughout the entomological community, both nationally and internationally.
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Cite this collection:
University of Minnesota Insect Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 292fc774-f735-4d15-8371-18a2d45e2af3) https://bellatlas.umn.edu:443/content/dwca/Entomology-UMSP_DwC-A.zip accessed via the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 2026-05-10).

Collection Statistics

  • 423,486 specimen records
  • 255,482 (60%) georeferenced
  • 237,283 (56%) identified to species
  • 412 families
  • 2,665 genera
  • 7,015 species
  • 7,207 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Upload: 5 May 2026
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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Rights Holder: Regents of the University of Minnesota
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