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Lepidoptera

small clear winged butterfly on a leaf

Life on Earth

North Andean Clearwing genus Pteronymia reclassified

April 10, 2017

Florida Museum researcher Keith Willmott and peers reclassified the genus Pteronymia in a new paper, adding six species for a…
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Tiny butterfly on bright pink flower

Features

Miami Blue Butterflies

March 22, 2017

Once common throughout coastal southern Florida, the Miami blue butterfly now ranks among North America’s rarest insects. While the main…
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boxes of multicolored moths

Technology & Data

DNA barcodes help solve butterfly classification conundrums

February 17, 2017

Take a look at this box of butterflies. How many species do you see? You might be tempted to divide…
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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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researcher comparing butterfly wings

Collections

Worker bees behind the scenes

September 13, 2016

As a vegan and animal lover, lab technician Samantha Epstein had always envisioned a future working with wildlife. “I definitely…
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Tanana Arctic butterfly

Evolution

Is Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades an ancient hybrid?

March 16, 2016

Some might say it takes a rare breed to survive the Alaska wilderness. The discovery of a possible new species…
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Assorted preserved butterflies

Grants & Initiatives

$2.5 million NSF grant to fund online butterfly family tree, field guide

September 23, 2015

Butterflies have been objects of scientific research for hundreds of years, but information about the popular insects is scattered across…
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hawkmoth specimen

Evolution

The evolution of hawkmoths’ sonar jamming

May 13, 2015

In the 65-million-year-old arms race between bats and moths, some moth species rub their genitals to jam the calls of…
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Bella moth

Florida Biodiversity

Bella moth keeps invasive plant at bay

April 14, 2015

Taming a wild plant may not sound too ominous, unless you are a tiny moth and the plant is 8…
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Luna moth on white background

Evolution

Luna moths evolved long spinning tails to defend against bats

February 16, 2015

In the cover of night, an unseen war between bats and moths has been raging for 60 million years—and a…
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