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 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
McGuire Center staff and students had a productive spring semester. Juliette Rubin from the Kawahara Lab completed her Ph.D., and … Continue
Sarah Steele Cabrera is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), … Continue
The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and … Continue
The Center for Systematic Entomology (CSE) recently held its annual one day conference at the McGuire Center in a hybrid … Continue