Keith Willmott, an assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains his research and the importance in creating a broader insight into the diversity of butterflies in Ecuador. The goals for his research include discovering what butterflies live in Ecuador, mapping
One looking at the tropical Andes as a whole, stretching from Venezuela down to Bolivia
Anderson, R. A., G. T. Austin & A. D. Warren. 2008. A female Haemactis Mabille, 1903, from Central America (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum, 153:1-5. Austin, G. T. 2008. Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: taxonomic comments on “night” skippers, with descriptions of new gene
A spectacular new Dalla Mabille, 1904 from Venezuela-Colombia (Hesperiidae: Heteropterinae
Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this year on July 8. Jacqueline and her husband, Lee Miller, were among the most influential and respected lepidopterists of their
They worked in South Africa, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru, and they had a special
Lepidoptera Novae Lepidoptera Novae (ISSN 1941-1014, Editor: John B. Heppner) is a fully refereed scientific journal devoted to butterflies and moths from all regions of the world. Papers suitable for the journal are those including descriptions of new Lepidoptera genera and species, taxonomic revi
HEPPNER: A New Glyphipterix Moth from Venezuela (Glyphipterigidae) 115.
Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2022, this gallery exhibit uses stunning images to swat away myths about these divisive insects and display their fascinating behavior and value to ecosystems. Learn about their role as pollinators and food as well as about mosquito rese
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Many folks seem to be under the mistaken impression that a herbarium is a place where herbs are grown. Actually, it’s a collection of plant specimens preserved, labeled and stored in an organized manner that facilitates access. You can think of it as a library of dried plant specimens used fo
emphasis on Florida, the coastal plain of the southeastern U.S., Haiti, Costa Rica, Venezuela
In 1493, Christopher Columbus built the first intentional European colonial town in the New World. It was intended as a base from which to establish Spanish presence and dominion in the Indies, and was Columbus’s American home. The site is located on the east bank of the Bajabonico River wh
Dominicana, and the Universidad Nacional e Experimental Francisco de Miranda in Venezuela
Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2020, this exhibition offers a scientific overview of Florida’s trademark weather phenomena including information on their formation, naming, categories, and hurricane seasons around the world. Charts and graphics illustrate the facts ab
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Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2016, this exhibition highlights research on Earth’s increasing sea level rise – largely in response to climate change. Learn about the science behind sea level rise and the special challenges Florida faces. Discover current University o
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The Florida Museum Fish Collection contains more than 236,000 catalogued lots (approximately 2,450,650 specimens), representing more than 9,000 species. In addition, there is an unsorted backlog of about 12,000 lots (about 120,000 specimens). Most of the uncatalogued and backlog material was acquir
Freshwater fishes from Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Hispaniola, Guatemala, Panama
