Wholesale Entomology Kit | Museum-Quality Insect Mounting-Display Kit

Whether you're mounting your very first butterfly or adding to an established scientific collection, the Instar Innovations Entomology Starter Kit provides the essential tools needed to prepare museum-quality insect specimens. Hand-assembled in our Ohio studio, this complete kit is designed for students, educators, collectors, nature centers, and professional entomologists. Inspired by traditional museum preparation techniques, each kit includes quality tools and materials selected to make insect mounting both approachable for beginners and dependable for experienced collectors. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool programs, museum gift shops, universities, and anyone with a passion for natural history. Unlike inexpensive hobby kits, every major component is handcrafted in our Ohio workshop using quality materials built for years of use. Cornell Style Museum Collection Drawer Outside Dimensions: 19 × 16.5 × 3 inches (48.3 × 41.9 × 7.6 cm) Inside Dimensions: 18 × 15 × 2 inches (45.7 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm) Viewing Window: Clear acrylic Construction: Hardwood Pinning Bottom: Archival white pinning foam Handmade in Ohio, USA Single Specimen Mounting Board Dimensions: 4 × 4 × 1 inches (10.2 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm) Construction: Hardwood Designed For: One butterfly, moth, or similarly sized insect Reusable: Yes Professional Collecting Jar (measure to confirm) Approximate Height: 4.4 inches (11.2 cm) Approximate Diameter: 3.6 inches (9.1 cm) Approximate Capacity: 8 oz (237 mL) Construction: Glass Lid: Brushed aluminum screw-top Reservoir: Permanent plaster base Kit Includes ✔ Cornell Style Museum Collection Drawer with archival pinning bottom ✔ Professional Collecting Jar with permanent plaster reservoir ✔ Handmade Single Specimen Mounting Board ✔ Professional Stainless Steel Forceps ✔ 100 No. 3 Stainless Steel Insect Pins ✔ Two Glass Microscope Slides for wing positioning ✔ Illustrated Specimen Preparation Guide ✔ Handmade in Ohio, USA Museum-Inspired Equipment Each component has been selected to introduce collectors to the same basic equipment and preparation techniques used by professional entomologists. From collecting in the field to preparing and permanently housing a specimen, this kit provides everything needed to begin preserving insects the proper way. Handmade Quality Every hardwood component is handcrafted by Instar Innovations and finished with the same attention to detail found throughout our museum equipment line. Designed by collectors. Built for collectors.