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Bee Library
An online resource connecting images, specimen records, and natural history information about bees.
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Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH-ENT)The Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah consists of approximately 250,000 pinned and alcohol specimens from around the world, with greatest specimen numbers from the intermountain west. The collection dates back to the late 1800s, with heaviest collection periods in the 1930s and 1960s. The collection was relocated in 2012 to a new facility with optimal storage conditions. Areas of greatest strength include Lepidoptera, Cicadidae and Cicindelidae. Future project emphasis is on databasing the collection to increase research utilization of the collection. Collections Manager: Christy Bills, cbills@nhmu.utah.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 8 September 2023 IPT / DwC-A Source: Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Address:
Natural History Museum of Utah Utah Museum of Natural History 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1214 US Collection Statistics
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