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.

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