Lepidoptera Type Collection
The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and … Continued
Student Spotlight: Lillian Hendrick
Lillian Hendrick is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Biology department at UF, working at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera … Continued
CSE Conference at McGuire Center
The Center for Systematic Entomology (CSE) recently held its annual one day conference at the McGuire Center in a hybrid … Continued
New Postdocs
This month the McGuire Center welcomes two new postdoctoral associates. Ivone de Bem Oliveira is a new postdoctoral research associate … Continued
Mimicry and Spectral Reflectance
The McGuire Center recently hosted two graduate students, Abby Robinson and Jessica Herrmann, from the Mullen lab at Boston University. … Continued
Student Spotlight: Riley Gott
Riley Gott began his doctoral studies in August 2022 studying the taxonomy and systematics of the primarily Neotropical butterfly genera … Continued
“Butterfly Moths”
Although the name sounds a little strange, there is a whole family of tropical moths called “Butterfly Moths.” Moths of … Continued
Student Spotlight: Amanda Markee
In Fall of 2021, Amanda Markee received a McGuire Center Graduate Assistantship to study variation in moth silk production for … Continued
New Florida Lepidoptera Survey
McGuire Center staff and volunteers were excited to make their first two trips to UF’s new DeLuca Preserve in Osceola … Continued
Visiting Researchers
The McGuire Center hosts numerous visiting researchers throughout the year. With the easing of travel restrictions, the past two months … Continued