Mashpi Entomology Museum

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The collection has more than 400 specimens collected within the reserve, with the Lepidoptera order being the most abundant in samples. The main reason is that, since 2017, butterflies' long-term monitoring has been carried out in Mashpi in collaboration with Keith Willmott and Patricio Salazar, among other researchers.

1. Lepidoptera
   common name: Butterflies & Moths rank: order
2. Coleoptera
   common name: Beetles rank: order
3. Arachnida
   common name: Spiders, scorpions, etc rank: class
4. Hemiptera
   common name: True bugs rank: order
5. Hymenoptera
   common name: Sawflies, wasps, bees and ants rank: order
6. Mantodea
   common name: Mantises rank: order
7. Megaloptera
   common name: Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies rank: order
8. Odonata
   common name: Dragonflies and damselflies rank: order
9. Orthoptera
   common name: Grasshoppers and allies rank: order
10. Phasmatodea
    common name: Stick insects and allies rank: order
11. Polydesmida
    common name: Millipedes rank: order

Mashpi Protected Forest is located in the Pacto Loma sector, Pacto Parish, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The reserve has around 2700 hectares of forest.