Difference between revisions of "Entomology"
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* [[AntWeb]]: leading online database on ants, storing specimens images and records, documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa. | * [[AntWeb]]: leading online database on ants, storing specimens images and records, documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa. | ||
* [[BugGuide]]: as of October 2014, it had 30,774 species pages and over 808,718 images. | * [[BugGuide]]: as of October 2014, it had 30,774 species pages and over 808,718 images. | ||
* [[eButterfly]]: online database of butterfly observations. | |||
* [[The Global Lepidoptera Names Index]]: database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 4 July 2020
Entomology is the scientific study of insects. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, some dating back around 400 million years. They have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth.
Projects
- AntWeb: leading online database on ants, storing specimens images and records, documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa.
- BugGuide: as of October 2014, it had 30,774 species pages and over 808,718 images.
- eButterfly: online database of butterfly observations.
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index: database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.