How many insects does California have? We’re getting closer to an answer

Mongabay
Jan 16, 2026, 6:34 pm195 pts
California’s insects are as outsized as the state itself. Between its redwood forests and desert basins may live 60,000, perhaps even 100,000 species — though no one truly knows. That uncertainty drives the California Insect Barcode Initiative, an audacious attempt to document every insect in the state…

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