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Deborah Matthews

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Profiles

Remembering Florida Museum curator Jacqueline Miller

September 3, 2024

Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…
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Evolution

New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered

July 11, 2022

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more…
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Life on Earth

Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas

June 7, 2019

Deborah Matthews hunts for plume moths in darkness, waiting for the halo of her headlamp to catch a brief flicker….
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Fieldwork

Guantanamo Bay Lepidoptera study sets baseline for future research

September 6, 2012

Florida Museum scientists publishing the first study on butterflies and moths of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station have discovered vast biodiversity…
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