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Many Pennsylvanians know these insects by the name "lightning bugs" and may have confused "firefly" with "black fly" when that state was plagued by them in 1988 [citation needed]. This might be why that year the legislature again confirmed the Pennsylvania firefly's official status and specified it by scientific name. The amended act reads ...
The Frost Entomological Museum is an active research institution, associated with the Pennsylvania State University's flagship campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. The museum houses a research collection, estimated at 1.3 million [1] arthropod specimens, and a public exhibition and educational space. Although the museum was founded in 1969 ...
State insects are designated by 48 individual states of the fifty United States. Some states have more than one designated insect, or have multiple categories (e.g., state insect and state butterfly, etc.). Iowa and Michigan are the two states without a designated state insect.
Pages in category "Lists of insect species" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 400 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Beginning in 1899, number-series – usually in blocks of 100 to 200 – appear to have been assigned to entomologists as needed. There are also blocks of numbers that were evidently set aside to accommodate material that was sent to the staff entomologists for identification. Such blocks of numbers are designated “Office Notes.”
Lists of insects of the United States (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Insects of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 419 total.
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The Peterson Field Guides (PFG) are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena. The series was created and edited by renowned ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996).