Bruce Wilson donation of Lepidoptera to the ARC

Thanks to the efforts of Mo Nielsen, in April, Mr. Bruce Wilson of Owosso, MI donated his Lepidoptera collection to the ARC.

Thanks to the efforts of Mo Nielsen, in April, Mr. Bruce Wilson of Owosso, MI donated his Lepidoptera collection to the ARC. Gary Parsons, Mo Nielsen and Bob Kriegel drove to Owosso to pick up the collection and bring it to MSU. The collection consists of 2,934 specimens of butterflies and moths. In addition, four 12-drawer Cornell cabinets, 43 drawers and 14 Schmidt boxes came with the collection.

 

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