The label should identify their gender. A short journal must be kept which indicates how each specimen was collected. All specimens must be intact, pinned and preserved in the manner appropriate for that Order. Immatures should be preserved in isopropyl alcohol. All specimens must be labeled in the upper position with a label that gives the state, county, specific locale, date and collector.
Any specimen lacking a locality label is worthless.
The collector label may be in the middle position on the pin. Specimens should be labeled in the third position with the Family and specific name. ALL 120 specimens must be identified to Family and Order. Resources for keying will include your textbook and books stored at local libraries. You can have up to 18 specimens that you did not collect, but traded with other class members.