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New paper revising the Archipini of the Caribbean

November 6, 2020The culmination of Kyhl Austin’s MSc thesis is published and available here. Abstract The Archipini fauna of the Caribbean is revised to include 33 species. Most previously described species occurring in the region are redescribed and figured, with 13 new species: Argyrotaenia browni sp. nov., A. cryptica sp. nov. (including A. c. cryptica ssp. nov. and A. c. praeteritana ssp. ... Read More

The Moths of the Finger Lakes online talk

July 6, 202021 July 2020 Join us for an online presentation with Jason Dombroskie on the moths of the Finger Lakes Region of New York, USA. This intimate journey into the hidden lives of moths and their caterpillars will look at some of the amazing species in your backyard. Some of these moths take medicine to fight parasites, bubble poison from their ... Read More

New paper on the effects of raindrops on insect wings

June 10, 2020Raindrops pummel insects with incredible force and can cause some serious loss of heat through contact. Many insects though have superhydrophobic surfaces to shatter raindrops, thus dissipating the force and minimizing heat loss. Check out the amazing high speed photos of this in action in this press release and see the original paper.

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