Luther Entomological Research Collection (LCDI-LERC)
The Luther entomological research collection, one of the collections of the Hoslett Museum of Natural History at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, is an important repository of Northeast Iowa insect biodiversity and includes many state record specimens (insect species not previously found in Iowa) not found in the Iowa State University insect collection. The LERC has a unique role specializing in the documentation of insect biodiversity of the driftless region in NE Iowa, SE Minnesota, and SW Wisconsin.
Contact: Kirk Larsen (larsenkj@luther.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 028347c0-a33b-4a6f-9ecd-535358c5fbac
DwC-Archive Publishing: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/datasets/datapublisher.php
Live Data Download: Login for access
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-Non-Commercial International)
Rights Holder: Luther College
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/a0344d4c-1618-4765-9964-595269c8b334
Collection Statistics
- 12,508 occurrence
- 9,399 (75%) georeferenced
- 325 (3%) with images
- 7,454 (60%) identified to species
- 294 families
- 682 genera
- 1,311 species
- 1,312 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
