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Purdue Entomological Research Collection

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The Purdue Entomological Research Collection is the largest collection of insects in Indiana—over 1.3 million specimens (& counting)! #PERCBugs Managed by @ageofarthropods.bsky.social

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Purdue Entomological Research Collection @purdueentcoll.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Natural history collections, like the PERC, are the closest thing we have to a time machine! purdueag.exposure.co/perc
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Purdue University’s ‘Time Machine’ - Purdue University College of Agriculture
Smith Hall, home of Purdue’s Entomology department, is a small brick building, over a century old, tucked behind much younger trees. But inside a hidden, world-renowned gem-a time machine of sorts, an...
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Chris Wirth @ageofarthropods.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Although preserved specimens, the contents of this box, including several Callophrys, was no less stunning—part of a donation received by @purdueentcoll.bsky.social this year
A box containing columns of pinned, spread hairstreak butterflies in a range of colors including brown, yellow, green, and purple.
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Purdue Entomological Research Collection @purdueentcoll.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
From our collection—a Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) collected 124 years ago by Constantine Troxler, a “Veteran Shoe Dealer And An Entomologist of Reputation—A Native of Germany” (from an obituary in The Courier Journal 1904) #PERCBugs #Lepidoptera
A dorsal and ventral view of a preserved butterfly with white and orange-tipped wings and its label
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