California Has Way More Bugs than We Thought

Natural History Museum-Led Study Finds More Than 60,000 Insect Species in CA

A Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County-led study published Wednesday found California is home to more than 60,000 insect species, though scientists have described only about two-thirds of them. The study is the first publication from the California Insect Barcode Initiative, a multi-institution project that has used DNA barcoding on more than 1 million […]

California Has Way More Insect Species Than Scientists Thought

A statewide survey has revealed the true scale of California's insect biodiversity.

California has way more bugs than we thought

The Golden State is home to over 60,000 insect species.

DNA barcoding of more than one million insect specimens indicates that at least one third of California's insect biodiversity remains undiscovered