Your "first" drawer of lepidoptera

That is indeed a fine and grand beginning !

The picture below features (some) of my personally
collected insects from my high school years (1974-1978).
I have another (1/2) drawer of overflow and around 15
lepidoptera which are now in unit trays (hence, some of
the empty space in this one).

I regard these as my vintage/sentimental specimens. They
are what I have left from my youthful years. Just a very
few feature dates just after high school.

I did have a fair few others from my elementary school years;
specifically grades 3 thru 8. However, these were eventually
ALL replaced as my preparation skills became more refined and
I was able to get better examples. Some of coarse were replaced
for lack of data....





These specimens (as well as the leps + overflow items)
always re-kindle warm memories of summers afield and
all the associated memories of their capture. I still recall
how and where I collected virtually every one of them !