Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-2710
vaughnshirey@ufl.edu
Collections & Programs
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
Education
Ph.D. in Biology; Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
B.S. in Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Research Interests
My research interests lie at the intersection of global change biology, conservation, policy, and data science. I am particularly fond of answering challenging questions about the evolutionary-ecology, community ecology, and conservation of both butterflies and moths as well as learning more about their morphology, distributions, and life histories. Finally, with collaborators, I examine the way biodiversity relates to policy, largely at the federal level.
Publications
Recent Research News
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…
The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025
Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
Vaughn Shirey joins Florida Museum of Natural History as newest curator of butterflies and moths
We are excited to welcome our newest curator, Vaughn Shirey, to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Working in the…
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