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Chris Johns

Philodoria hibiscella moth

Life on Earth

These moths are one of Hawaii’s oldest animal groups. Can they survive the next century?

March 19, 2021

Akito Kawahara was snapping pictures at a scenic outlook in Hawaii when he spotted the moth equivalent of a dodo….
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man hiking verdant moutain ridge

Fieldwork

Philodoria & Science with Chris Johns

December 21, 2016

Scientist Bio: Chris A. Johns Eventually, Chris Johns hopes to slow down and spend his retirement surfing and hanging out,…
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Philodoria hibiscella moth

Grants & Initiatives

Museum researcher wins NSF grant to study rare Hawaiian moths

February 20, 2014

A Florida Museum of Natural History researcher has received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation to study endangered moth species…
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