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Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

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Anole-sphinx

Only bite what you can swallow

Aug 15, 2023

Last week, I was about to go to work, when I spotted a drama unfolding on my window: a green … Continued

Erythrina

Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack them

Jun 5, 2023

I have been working on moths known as Erythrina Stem Borer (or twig borer) since 2010, which turned out to … Continued

Kaye

Having Fun While Curating – Kaye’s Historical Collection

Mar 3, 2022

William James Kaye (1875-1967) created the collection that is featured in this post. This collection contains some of the first … Continued

Atlides

Life Behind the Museum – Butterfly Caterpillars that Feed on Mistletoes

Dec 22, 2021

Christmas is almost here, and the season-appropriate songs are filling the radio waves and ears of last-minute shoppers. Among them … Continued

Golden rod

Life Behind the Museum – What’s the buzz?

Nov 1, 2021

The news in the Hymenoptera community of the UF Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL) located behind the Museum: “Bidens, which … Continued

bidens

Life Behind the Museum – Homage to Butterfly Needles

Sep 30, 2021

Some call it “The Spanish Needle,” which, I suppose, invokes thoughts of pain and the Spanish Inquisition at the same … Continued

water lily

And thanks for all the … lilies.

Jul 21, 2021

Between our McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and the Harn Museum of Arts, we share a plaza with some interesting, I … Continued

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Lepidoptera Research Information Exchange 2020

May 21, 2021

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

midge

Blood-sucking Moth Parasites

Apr 30, 2021

I know what you are going to say: “Moths have no blood.” That’s splitting hairs though—moths have liquid called hemolymph … Continued

tent caterpillar

Cats in a Tent – the sign of spring

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

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McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710
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