Study shows hawkmoths use ultrasound to combat bats
For years, pilots flying into combat have jammed enemy radar to get the drop on their opponents. It turns out…
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DNA study shows hornworm pests have Central American origins
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have co-authored the first comprehensive study on the evolution of two agricultural pests commonly…
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Museum researcher helps construct Lepidoptera family tree of life
A new international study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher describes one of the most comprehensive analyses of Lepidoptera…
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First BioBlitz at Seahorse Key
During the winter holidays every year, hundreds of “snowbirds” travel from the northern U.S. and Canada for the warmth of…
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Least-studied areas of Africa reveal 41 new species of moths
In the rain forests of the Congo, where mammals and birds are hunted to near-extinction, an impenetrable sound of buzzing…
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Museum researcher receives $24,000 to study hawkmoth relationships
A Florida Museum of Natural History lepidopterist recently received $24,000 to research the evolutionary relationships of an agricultural pest known…
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New endemic species discovered in disturbed habitats of Hawaii
On the Hawaiian Islands, where isolated, vulnerable pieces of land are surrounded by thousands of miles of ocean, habitat destruction…
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Undergraduate receives ‘Science for Life’ research award
Most first-year University of Florida students won’t be working in a molecular biology lab studying hawkmoth DNA during their summer…
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Why Science? Lepidopterology
Akito Kawahara, an assistant professor and curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains why he became…
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Researcher receives grant to study echolocation in moths
Whether by buzzing, singing, cawing or hissing, plenty of animals boast their own form of communication. But researchers now hope…
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