Posts Tagged: Greg Karoefelas
Do Moths Usually Land with Their Wings Down?
National Moth Week ended last Sunday, July 25, but questions linger. A reader asked: "A friend was...
An alfalfa looper moth, Autographa californica, foraging on mustard. Moth identified by Art Shapiro of UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
John "Moth Man" De Benedictus (far right) shows visitors the blacklighting system at a Bohart Museum Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith (center) discusses the difference between moths and butterflies at a Bohart Moth Night. (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)