California Academy of Sciences Entomology (CAS-ENT)

Through active fieldwork, laboratory research, and management our 10 million specimens, we advance knowledge about Earth's insects and arachnids — taxonomic groups vital to healthy ecosystems. These digitized occurrence records are here for you! Enjoy!

Contact: Chris Grinter (cgrinter@calacademy.org)

Home Page: http://www.calacademy.org/scientists/entomology

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Rights Holder: California Academy of Sciences

• 301,196 occurrence
• 109,650 (36%) georeferenced
• 39,398 (13%) identified to species
• 495 families
• 623 genera
• 1,201 species
• 1,203 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)