Description: This listing is for an insect collection that contains twenty-four (24) pin-mounted insect specimens from the eastern U.S.A., mostly the northeast region. It is housed in an old Top Stone cigar box that has some Styrofoam glued to the inside bottom. The cigar box is vintage, with wear and marks, and measures 7" X 6" X 3 ¼". This collection was made to look like a student’s insect collection, the sort of thing someone might have to make for a science class or college course. It could be used or kept as an actual insect collection but would also be perfect as a prop in a movie or photo shoot. For long-term storage as a collection, some fumigant should be added since no box is air tight enough to keep out pests. The collection you see is the collection you will receive. The specimens are in decent shape but many have imperfections, so please look closely at the photos. None of the specimens have data labels but the collection will come with a species list and key, as shown. Here is a list of the insects in the collection: Coleoptera 1- May Beetle (Phyllophaga sp.) 2- Oriental Beetle (Anomala orientalis) 3- Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) 4- Hide Beetle (Dermestes maculatus) 5- Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis) Lepidoptera 6- Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) 7- Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) 8- Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) – larva 9- Pearly Crescentspot Butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) Hemiptera 10- Annual Cicada (Neotibicen sp.) 11- Flatid Planthopper (Flatidae sp.) 12- Backswimmer (Notonecta sp.) 13- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) Hymenoptera 14- Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) - worker 15- Widow Yellowjacket (Vespula vidua) 16- Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) Odonata 17- Baskettail Dragonfly (Epitheca sp.) 18- Darner Dragonfly (Aeshnidae sp.) – naiad Dermaptera 19- European Earwig (Forficula auricularia) Diptera 20- Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) 21- Green-bottle Fly (Phaenicia sericata) 22- House Fly (Musca domestica) Orthoptera 23- House Cricket (Acheta domestica) 24- Red-legged Locust (Melanoplus femurrubrum) Due to the fragile nature of this item it will ship in a large box surrounded by packing peanuts. Larger specimens will be pinned into place with extra pins to keep them from moving around in transit. You can see a pair of pins crossed over the abdomen of the Polyphemus moth (the biggest insect in the box) as an example. More pins will be added to other specimens when this ships. Ruler is shown for purposes of scale only. COMBINED SHIPPING NOTE: Buyers, please use eBay's shopping cart feature if you wish to purchase multiple items and have the shipping charges combined. Because my items are all different sizes and weights, you must use the shopping cart feature and then request a shipping quote. You may save a lot, a little, or nothing at all. If you'd like to receive a shipping quote before you commit to the purchase, please let me know which items you want and the zip code they will be shipping to. If you're interested in combined shipping without a quote, just use eBay's shopping cart feature. Once you have all the items in your cart, view your cart and at the top of your item list you will see the words “request a total”. Click on that and I'll send you an invoice with a combined shipping adjustment, if that’s possible. This option is only available if you are logged into eBay on a desktop computer. This option is not available when you use the eBay app on your phone. Only eBay knows why that feature was not built into the app. RETURNS: My goal is 100% customer satisfaction. Although I do not generally accept returns, if you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase because of a discrepancy between what was shown or described in the listing and what you have received, please contact me before leaving negative feedback. I AM HAPPY TO WORK OUT ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES RELATING TO YOUR ORDER! FREE LOCAL PICK-UP: Buyers in Maine, please note that I do not list items I can ship as available for pick-up because I’ve had too many problems with buyers who are not local misinterpreting “free local pick-up” as “free shipping”. However, if you are local to Belfast, Maine and able to pick this item up, just let me know and I’ll add a free local pick-up option to my listing for you. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
Price: 59.99 USD
Location: Belfast, Maine
End Time: 2024-04-14T23:34:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Collection
Handmade: Yes
