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ANIC Moths for DNA - part 3

Specimens Australian National Insect Collection

Help us transcribe the information from these moth specimens. This collection of moths have had a leg removed for processing to determine it's DNA. When we imaged these specimens for DigiVol, we pulled a leg off to catch a tissue sample from each specimens. The data from these labels will be licked back to the DNA of each moth that you see here ....

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Paul Newey Combined Field & Catalog Notes 1948

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Ronald W. Olsen Combined Field & Catalog Notes 1961

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Specimens New York Botanical Garden - William & Lynda Steere Herbarium

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Specimens Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew

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Australian Museum Committee Minutes 1911 - 1917

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