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Moth Night at the Bohart Museum Set July 30
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is celebrating National Moth Night on Saturday, July...
What's on the sheet? In this 2018 photo, UC Davis arachnologist Jason Bond checks for moths while "Moth Man" John De Benedictis observes. Bond, the Schlinder chair of Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, was recently named associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith (in maroon Bohart shirt at left), curator of the lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, interacts with guests at the 2018 Bohart Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A youngster looks at the moth display at a recent Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mark Your Calendar for 'Moth Night' at Bohart Museum: July 30
Mark your calendar! The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis,...
In this 2018 file photo, UC Davis arachnologist Jason Bond checks out the specimens at the Bohart Museum's blacklighting display while "Moth Man" John De Benedictis observes. Bond, the Schlinger Endowed Chair of Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, was recently named associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, fields questions from the Moth Night crowd, in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moth displays, with specimens collected worldwide, are a big attraction at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during Moth Night. That's noted entomologist Richard Bohart in the framed photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Silkworm Moths, Blacklighting, Hot Chocolate, Cookies and More
Yes, there are day-flying moths. And some of them are quite attractive. Take the Stiriini moth,...
A Stiriini moth, Annaphila astrologa, fluttering in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lepitoptera curator Jeff Smith chats with visitors at last year's Moth Night at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum associate Greg Kareofelas answers a question during the Bohart Museum's Moth Night last year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The family craft activity at the Bohart Museum is an opportunity for kids to be creative. This year "kids will be able to color and string white cocoons and make necklaces or bracelets with them," said Bohart associate Emma Cluff. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Moth Man" John DeBenedictis (right) talks to moth enthusiasts at the Bohart Museum's 2018 Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Like a Moth to a Flame: Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology
Like a moth to a flame... That's what it will be like when folks flock to the Bohart Museum of...
"Moth Man" John DeBenedictus (left) shows Professor Jason Bond the insects on the sheet in the Bohart Museum's blacklighting display last year. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These Atlas moths (Attacus atlas), found in the rain forests of Asia, will be displayed at the Bohart Museum's Moth Night. The moth's wingspan can measure 10 to 11 inches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepitopdera collection at the Bohart, shows visitors part some of the moths. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This tasar silk display will be among the silk displays featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. It is the work of Bohart associate Emma Cluff. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday, Aug. 3
Ready to celebrate Moth Night? The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host its annual Moth...
"Moth Man" and Bohart Museum associate John DeBenedictis (right) greets Moth Night visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 2018 event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Atlas moth specimens will be shown at the Bohart Museum on Moth Day. The Atlas moth is found in the rainsforests of Asia. One of the largest moths in the world, it has a wingspan that can measure 10 to 11 inches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This was the first scarab beetle to arrive at the Bohart Museum's blacklighting last year. It's a Polyphylla sp. or lined June beetle, as identified by beetle expert Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College. She received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepitopdera (moths and butterflies) section at the Bohart Museum, talks to visitors during Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)