A collection of various specimens of British insects

Entomology (Ipswich)

Ipswich Museum and Gallery holds an exceptional collection of British insects. These collections of approximately 250,000 specimens combine to illustrate the diversity of insect life in Suffolk.

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Entomology (Ipswich)

Other Natural History Collections

Zoology Study Collection (Ipswich)

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