The U.S. National Entomological Collection is one of the largest entomological collections in the world, with over 35 million specimens. These initial electronic data from the Department of Entomology focus on bee Type Specimen collections and all Odonata collections. We will publish data and images for additional taxonomic groups as they are prepared by the specialists. A custom presentation for our Illustration Archive is also in preparation, although those records and images are currently available here in the interim.

Key word searches on summary fields can be performed in the search box below. If you don't know what you want to see, you might explore the sample records in the 'Quick Browse' section to the right. Detailed Searches across specific fields are available through the link below.

Search results are sorted by taxonomic group and limited to 2000 records. If you need to retrieve a larger record set, please contact the Department of Entomology.