Contact
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710
352-273-2016
dlott@flmnh.ufl.edu
Collection
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity
Education
Ph.D., University of Florida
M.S., University of Florida
Research Interests
My research interests include systematics of Pterophoridae, especially larval hostplant associations, life history, morphology and taxonomy of larvae and pupae. Faunistic studies have concentrated on Pterophoridae of the Nearctic Region, especially in the southeastern United States, as well as Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Current projects include an inventory of the Lepidoptera of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and biodiversity studies of the Lepidoptera of Honduras and the Bahamas.
Publications
Research News
New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered
Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more…
Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas
Deborah Matthews hunts for plume moths in darkness, waiting for the halo of her headlamp to catch a brief flicker.…
Guantanamo Bay Lepidoptera study sets baseline for future research
Florida Museum scientists publishing the first study on butterflies and moths of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station have discovered vast biodiversity…
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