Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-2710
352-273-2018
kawahara@flmnh.ufl.edu
LinkedIn
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Collections & Programs
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
Other Affiliations
UF Department of Entomology and Nematology
UF School of Natural Resources and Environment
Education
M.S. & Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Maryland
Research Interests
Insect evolution and diversity, phylogenomics, host-use evolution, biogeography
Publications
Recent Research News
Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms
A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range,…
Evolutionary arms race stretches hawkmoths and flowers to extremes
Key Points Hawkmoths have evolved different feeding strategies. While some species have long proboscises they use to drink nectar from…
Scientists lay out what we do and don’t yet know about moths and butterflies
Key points Scientists have published a broad review of what they’ve learned about moths and butterflies over the last few…
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