Invertebrate Zoology Collections

For loan and visitation requests, please contact the Curator-in-Charge of the collection. Please submit requests at least two weeks prior to your anticipated arrival date. 

Want to loan a specimen or visit the collections? 

  • See Loans of Specimens to get more information on borrowing and shipping specimens. 
  • See Visits to request a visit to our collections. Please submit requests at least two weeks prior to your anticipated arrival date. 

Explore the IZ Specimen Database.

Amber Amber collection Annelida Annelida collection Arachnida: Araneae Spider collection Arachnida & Myriapoda Arachnid & Myriapoda collection Cnidaria Cnidaria collection Coleoptera Coleoptera collection Crustacea Crustacea collection Diptera Diptera Collection Hemiptera Hemiptera Collection Hymenoptera Apoidea Apoidea Collection Hymenoptera non-Apoidea non-Apoidea collection Blattodea Blattodea collection Lepidoptera Lepidoptera collection Mollusca Mollusca collection Other Insect Orders Other Insect Orders collection Other Invertebrate Phyla Other Invertebrate Phyla collection Protists Protist collection