Outreach – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

May 21, 2021

Despite the COVID pandemic, the research staff and graduate students at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity were able … Continued

Mar 30, 2021

I don’t know if immature moths feel as happy as kids do when they crowd together in a tent, but … Continued

Feb 25, 2021

Among the things that can make curating collections fun is coming across various biological phenomena. This week, I was sorting … Continued

Jan 20, 2021

Some say that the virtual reality is here. Still, despite the occasional hiccups we may experience in the real world, … Continued

Dec 21, 2020

One of the perks of working at a natural history museum is not knowing what the day will bring. Once, … Continued

Sep 17, 2020

Absolem, the grumpy caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland (in Burton’s recent film adaptation), derived his name from the Hebrew for … Continued

Aug 20, 2020

This year, I felt conflicted about offering the LepCamp program. The summer camp program I started 5 years ago at … Continued

May 26, 2020

I am an entomologist and should know better. But we all, in the field of entomology, have pretty narrow specializations, … Continued

May 14, 2020

During the COVID shutdown this spring, I had more time to observe and photograph insects in my backyard. Here’s a … Continued

Feb 9, 2020

I spoke with “In Defense of Plants” about the Rattlebox Plants (Crotalaria) and the associated Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). The … Continued