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
Natural history collections, like the PERC, are the closest thing we have to a time machine! purdueag.exposure.co/perc
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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February 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Natural history collections, like the PERC, are the closest thing we have to a time machine! purdueag.exposure.co/perc
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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
November 19, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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
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
November 18, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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