The McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity represents the largest collections-based research and education center in the world focused on butterflies and moths. The collections are taxonomically comprehensive and contain more than 10 million specimens, which are widely used by an ever-growing global community of students and scientists. The Center documents past and present patterns of biological diversity and forms the basis for research ranging from global change and emerging agricultural pests, to evolution and biodiversity conservation.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f427964f-3b6f-43a3-8639-18005ae6e4bc
Citation: Willmott K (2026). University of Florida Lepidoptery. Version 1.42. Florida Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/25avus accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-11.