The Canadian Museum of Nature's Insect Collection houses nearly one million specimens, most being beetles. Scarabaeidae and Curculionoidea are particularly well-represented. Geographic areas of representation include North, Central and South America, Australia, and South Africa.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7086bdef-e377-4ac5-872f-751b1d614ed2
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Citation: Gagnon J, Blades R (2026). Canadian Museum of Nature Insect Collection. Version 1.73. Canadian Museum of Nature. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0ygdrv accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-08-07.