Research Highlights – Spring 2023
McGuire Center staff and students had a productive spring semester. Juliette Rubin from the Kawahara Lab completed her Ph.D., and … Continue
Student Spotlight: Sarah Steele Cabrera
Sarah Steele Cabrera is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), … Continue
Lepidoptera Type Collection
The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and … Continue
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 … Continue
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 … Continue
New Postdocs
This month the McGuire Center welcomes two new postdoctoral associates. Ivone de Bem Oliveira is a new postdoctoral research associate … Continue
Mimicry and Spectral Reflectance
The McGuire Center recently hosted two graduate students, Abby Robinson and Jessica Herrmann, from the Mullen lab at Boston University. … Continue
Student Spotlight: Riley Gott
Riley Gott began his doctoral studies in August 2022 studying the taxonomy and systematics of the primarily Neotropical butterfly genera … Continue
“Butterfly Moths”
Although the name sounds a little strange, there is a whole family of tropical moths called “Butterfly Moths.” Moths of … Continue
Staff Updates
The McGuire Center recently welcomed two staff members into new positions. Yi-Ming Weng is a new postdoctoral research associate of … Continue