Really great to see Jay Cheon-Sohn, former lab mate during graduate school @umaryland.edu and Smithsonian. An amazing microlepidopterist and fossil insect expert, who is visiting the McGuire Center @floridamuseum.bsky.social this week! It’s been 13 years since we last saw each other

And also our amazing international collaborators!

A few pics from our recent trip to #CostaRica to study…. #bagworms! Was super fun trip with my @floridamuseum.bsky.social students and postdoc, and @ajmongue.bsky.social and his lab. They are all so great! Would love to go again soon!

Very cool article by Sarah Steele-Cabrera in Smithsonian Magazine on butterflies in South Florida. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... @floridamuseum.bsky.social

Just listened to an amazing @radiolab.bsky.social episode on Jo Nagai, a 10-year-old from Japan who made a major discovery on how butterflies learn. Touching story- his work is at university level. He speaks to me in fluent english- truly impressive for a native Japanese kid npr.org/podcasts/452...

I love this!

Really nice to see this article written by @floridamuseum.bsky.social about the amazing volunteer, Bob Belmont, who donated his collection and continues to help the McGuire Center as an expert of geometrid moths! www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/support/insp...

Do you remember we found this humongous mystery caterpillar on our expedition in Cerro Hoya? Apparently, scientists don't totally know the larva or host plant of the White Witch, but Sol and Forrest just got it to pupate and proved it!! This is the WIDEST Moth on earth!!!

Jackie Miller’s career grew from urban warehouse to butterfly bank to jungle laboratory to largest U.S. Lepidoptera collection, but she is often appreciated for drawing people into her world of butterfly research.

🦋 More about Jackie and her husband Lee: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/reme...

A major milestone of our >4-year effort to bring #butterfly diversity and its threat to global attention. We show most species and hotspots cluster in mountains, with #climatechange projected to erode up to 67% of the thermal niche supporting this diversity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We're hiring an education/outreach assistant to promote butterflies/moths! No need to be a student, just someone who enjoys working with the public +likes insects. Position based on UF main campus. Please forward: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... @floridamuseum.bsky.social @ufatwork.bsky.social

Stop collaborate and listen! 😀Yesterday was a great day for science! Thank you @standupforscience.bsky.social !The real work begins now. People are listening! We need to challenge misunderstandings and show that investment in science is crucial for our health for our economy and for our future!

The Lepidopterists' Society annual meeting will be held this year in beautiful Arizona, July 30-Aug 3! Information below about how to register. Should be a great meeting with opportunities to see rare #moths and #butterflies only found in Arizona! www.lepsoc.org/2025-annual-...

If you like butterflies and moths and want to learn more, check out the Lepidoptera Course in Portal, Arizona this summer! Information on applying can be found here - www.calacademy.org/lepidoptera-...