Posts Tagged: Bohart Museum of Entomology

National Moth Week Ended But...

National Moth Week ended July 27 but you can go moth-ing any time. Meanwhile, here's another look at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 2024 Moth Night, which drew widespread interest. No one knows exactly how many moth events took place across the...

Moth-er scientist Volkmar Heinrich, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, displayed his images of moths. This is the adult form of the tobacco worm, Carolina sphinx, Manduca sexta.

Moth-er scientist Volkmar Heinrich, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, displayed his images of moths. This is the adult form of the tobacco worm, Carolina sphinx, Manduca sexta.

Moth-er Volkmar Heinrich, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, answers questions about moths at the Bohart Museum Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Moth-er Volkmar Heinrich, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, answers questions about moths at the Bohart Museum Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Father and son moth-ers, UC Davis doctoral candidate Peter Coggan (left) and Pete Coggan of Minnesota, answer questions about moths and light pollution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Father and son moth-ers, UC Davis doctoral candidate Peter Coggan (left) and Pete Coggan of Minnesota, answer questions about moths and light pollution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis graduate student (forensics) Riley Hoffman and fellow Bohart volunteer Barbara Heinsch lead a family arts and crafts activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis graduate student (forensics) Riley Hoffman and fellow Bohart volunteer Barbara Heinsch lead a family arts and crafts activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis student and Bohart Museum volunteer Kaitai Liu shows a walking stick to Connor Williams, 10, of Livermore, Alameda County. The Bohart Museum open houses draw visitors from all over the region. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis student and Bohart Museum volunteer Kaitai Liu shows a walking stick to Connor Williams, 10, of Livermore, Alameda County. The Bohart Museum open houses draw visitors from all over the region. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Meet a Male Mantis in a Patch of Blanket Flowers

So there he is, a praying mantis in a patch of blanket flowers, Gaillardia, in a Vacaville garden. He's a male Mantis religiosa, as slim as a string bean, and scanning his environment. We're accustomed to seeing see the native...

The male Mantis religiosa, investigates his surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The male Mantis religiosa, investigates his surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, I think I'll go this way. The male praying mantis changes directions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, I think I'll go this way. The male praying mantis changes directions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The male mantis does an Olympic-style stretch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The male mantis does an Olympic-style stretch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Children's Party at the Vacaville Museum: A Honey of an Event

The Vacaville Museum Guild's annual children's party--for Vacaville children ages 3 to 9--promises to be a honey of a party. Themed "Fun on the Farm," it's an entertaining and educational event set for 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8...

This is the bee observation hive that Ettamarie Peterson, known as the "Queen Bee of Sonoma County," will display at the children's party.

This is the bee observation hive that Ettamarie Peterson, known as the "Queen Bee of Sonoma County," will display at the children's party.

Ettamarie Peterson stands by "Miss Bee Haven," a six-foot ceramic-mosaic sculpture at the UC Davis Bee Haven. The sculpture is the work of Davis artist Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ettamarie Peterson stands by "Miss Bee Haven," a six-foot ceramic-mosaic sculpture at the UC Davis Bee Haven. The sculpture is the work of Davis artist Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Amina Harris, founding director and emerita of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, stands inside her family's business, The Hive, a community gathering place in Woodland that offers honey and mead tasting.

Amina Harris, founding director and emerita of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, stands inside her family's business, The Hive, a community gathering place in Woodland that offers honey and mead tasting.

Be a butterfly! Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a UC Davis doctoral alumna and Bohart Museum scientist, poses as a butterfly. She wrote a children's book on the California dogface butterfly that is available in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Be a butterfly! Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a UC Davis doctoral alumna and Bohart Museum scientist, poses as a butterfly. She wrote a children's book on the California dogface butterfly that is available in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Moths and Butterflies: What Are the Differences?

What are the differences between moths and butterflies? That was a key question asked at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Moth Night, held both indoors and outdoors on the UC Davis campus on Saturday, July 20.  Doctoral student Iris...

Iris Quayle of the laboratory of Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, explains the differences between moths and butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Iris Quayle of the laboratory of Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, explains the differences between moths and butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Iris Quayle answering questions from the visitors at the Bohart Museum open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Iris Quayle answering questions from the visitors at the Bohart Museum open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Jeff Smith (left), curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, and Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas talk to open house attendees and show moth specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Jeff Smith (left), curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, and Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas talk to open house attendees and show moth specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blacklighting at the Bohart: They Saw the Light

They saw the light. The insects, that is. Bohart Museum of Entomology research associate John "Moth Man" De Benedictus and colleagues set up a blacklighting display during the Bohart's annual Moth Night, held July 20, hoping to find...

John "Moth Man" DeBenedictus, a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, showed part of his moth collection at the Bohart open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John "Moth Man" DeBenedictus, a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, showed part of his moth collection at the Bohart open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John "Moth Man" DeBenedictus, answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

John "Moth Man" DeBenedictus, answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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