Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying plants, animals, fungi, and microbes based on shared characteristics such as … Continue
McGuire Center Faculty Spotlight: Keith Willmott, Curator of Lepidoptera
In nature, like in everyday life, patience is a virtue and time is invaluable. In fact, the complete transformation of … Continue
The Rainforest Exhibits at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History features many … Continue
The McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity has continued to make public outreach a priority during the temporary closure of … Continue
The McGuire Center and University of Florida have a deep history of studying the extraordinary phenomenon of Monarch migration, where … Continue
New Student Award Honors Florida Museum Curator Jacqueline Y. Miller
A new student award honoring the late Jacqueline Y. Miller was established by the Southern Lepidopterists’ Society and given at … Continue
The Sand Mountain Blue butterfly, Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana, lives on a single Nevada dune system, making it incredibly vulnerable to … Continue
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware … Continue
The McGuire Center was privileged to host visiting researchers in October and November 2023, through the Mr. Carl Wisler and … Continue
Two societies for studying Lepidoptera, the Southern Lepidopterists’ Society and the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera combined their annual meetings and … Continue