Anna, holding a paint brush in one hand, placing some Lepidoptera specimens in new, bespoke entomology drawers, next to her sits the old storage boxes for the collection which she is transferring specimens out of.
A tray showing more Lepidoptera specimens, sat on plastazote shelves rather than pinned through the abdomen. There are labels detailing the name of the species and where they were collected underneath.
A tray of other Lepidoptera specimens in a variety of shapes, colours and patterns, pinned through the abdomen into a plastazote lined tray.
Our Curator & Interns have been re-pinning insect specimens into new entomology drawers. A highlight? Working with moths collected by 1960s Durham students! Often overlooked in favour of butterflies 🦋 moths are 10x more diverse with 2500 species in the UK! They play a crucial role in ecosystems!
