Student Spotlight: Jacob Bethin
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware … Continue
Visiting Researchers
The McGuire Center was privileged to host visiting researchers in October and November 2023, through the Mr. Carl Wisler and … Continue
Lepidoptera Conference at the McGuire Center
Two societies for studying Lepidoptera, the Southern Lepidopterists’ Society and the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera combined their annual meetings and … Continue
Student Projects in Ecuador
McGuire Center Curator Keith Willmott is a keen researcher of Neotropical butterfly systematics and has a long history of field … Continue
American Moth-butterflies
Hedylidae, commonly known as American Moth-butterflies, is a small, little-known family of Lepidoptera. This tropical family, restricted to Central and … Continue
Research Highlights – Spring 2023
McGuire Center staff and students had a productive spring semester. Juliette Rubin from the Kawahara Lab completed her Ph.D., and … Continue
Student Spotlight: Sarah Steele Cabrera
Sarah Steele Cabrera is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), … Continue
Lepidoptera Type Collection
The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and … Continue
Student Spotlight: Lillian Hendrick
Lillian Hendrick is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Biology department at UF, working at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera … Continue
CSE Conference at McGuire Center
The Center for Systematic Entomology (CSE) recently held its annual one day conference at the McGuire Center in a hybrid … Continue