Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Lady Beetle (Coccinellidae) Specimens

Kent McFarland; Julia Pupko

doi:10.15468/qqk6fj

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Lady Beetle (Coccinellidae) Specimens

Citation

McFarland K, Pupko J (2021). Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Lady Beetle (Coccinellidae) Specimens. Version 1.3. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qqk6fj accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

These are the Lady Beetle (Coccinellidae) specimens found in the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Specimens are mainly from three collections: Bruce Parker, J. Boone, and the Margaret Skinner Collections. These were all examined and digitized as part of the Vermont Atlas of Life - Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

State of Vermont and some other locations

Sampling

Insects collected for specific projects and ad hoc.

Method steps

insects collected by observers

Taxonomic Coverages

Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae)

Coccinellidae
common name: Lady Beetles rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Most records are from the State of Vermont, USA.

Bibliographic Citations

Parker, Bruce L., Gordon R. Nielsen, and Ross T. Bell. 1976. Lady Beetles: A Checklist of the Coccinellidae of Vermont (Insect: Coleoptera). Agricultural Exp. Station Bulletin 681. University of Vermont. - http://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lady-Beetles-VT-Checklist-1976.pdf

Contacts

Kent McFarland
originator
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7809-5503

Julia Pupko
originator
position: biology technician
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
email: jpupko@vtecostudies.org

Kent McFarland
metadata author
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05091
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
content provider
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05091
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05091
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7809-5503

Beau Harris
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Fairbanks Museum
1302 Main Street,
Saint Johnsbury
Vermont
US
Telephone: 802-748-2372
email: bharris@fairbanksmuseum.org
homepage: https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/