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    Welcome to the Insects of Iowa website. This site contains information about insects found in Iowa. I created this website to share the information that I have acquired and accumulated over the years on moths and beetles. I have also added birds and flowers as I have a lot of information and photographs on them. This site is being updated continuously as I collect data and when people furnish information to me. I have included data about other fauna and flora as I have taken photographs of many species as I have wandered around the state. All photos are the copyrighted property of the photographer. Please contact the photographer prior to copying or using any of the photographs on this website.
    I have always had an interest in the outdoors, taking pictures and acquiring a knowledge of what is there. After photographing several species of insects, I needed to identify them and then it just grew. I hope the data that I have included will be of use to others. I have had several people ask if I would add other orders of insects that they have data on and I have tried to include as much of that data as possible. I started to collect moths in 2002 and since then have acquired a sizeable collection of specimens.
    I have included species from other states that I have collected and have placed an asterisk in front of the name on those that have not been determined to be in Iowa.
    Not all of the orders are listed on the left navigation panel. Go to the Insect Orders to find additional orders.

Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

I can be contacted at ( durbinjames@imonmail.com ).