Posts Tagged: John DeBenedictis
Bohart Museum Open House: Let's Celebrate Moths!
National Moth Week, July 21-29, celebrates the beauty, life cycles and habitats of...
Standing in front of the blacklighting, Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas talks to moth enthusiasts at the 2017 Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows Los Altos residents Prerna Jain and her son Prakrit Jain part of the collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Moth Night' Set Saturday, July 21 at Bohart Museum of Entomology
Can you distinguish a moth from a butterfly? Ever seen a display of colorful tropical moths?...
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the moth and butterfly collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomlogy, talks to Prerna Jain and her son Prakrit Jain of Los Altos at last year's Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology doctoral candidate Jessica Gillung greets guests at the 2017 Bohart Museum Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology student and Bohart associate Wade Spencer talks about the live petting zoo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This was the scene at the 2017 Bohart Museum Moth Night at sunset. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moths, Microscopes and Insect Scientists: They All Go Together at Bohart Museum Open House
Moths, a magnificent microscope (scanning electron microscope) and friendly scientists--what could...
Moth Night at the Bohart Museum is fun and educational. Here two youngsters learn the differences between moths and butterflies at last year's event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung answers questions at the 2016 Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This way to the petting zoo! UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer talks about the Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks and tarantulas at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum to Celebrate Moth Night on July 22
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, will celebrate National...
UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung with a moth display. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is the Neopalpa donaldtrumpi moth. (Photo courtesy of evolutionary biologist and systematist Vazrick Nazari of Canada, who named the moth)
A Gathering of Lepidopterists: Who's Who of the Butterfly, Moth Experts
It was a gathering of lepidopterists. A veritable Who's Who of lepidopterists. Some 25...
Essig Museum associate Kelly Richers works on underwing moths at the gathering of lepitopderists at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jerry Powell (seated at microscope) of Berkeley talks to colleagues. From left are entomologist Max Klepikov of Berkeley; distinguished professor Don Strong of tje UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology and UC Davis graduate student Eric Lopresti. Kleipkov holds a doctorate in entomology from his native Russia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Physician Val Albu (left) of Fresno confers with entomologist Jerry Powell, emeritus director of the Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley. At far right is Chris Lay, manager of UC Santa Cruz's Natural History Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Rick Kelson, who directs the butterfly habitat at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, looks over specimens with Shanda Witham, associate curator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Conferring are Steve Heydon, senior museum scientist at the Bohart Museum, Jeff Smith,curator of the Bohart's butterfly and moth specimens, and Marc Epstein, senior biosystematist for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum and Essig Museum associate Bill Patterson opens a drawer at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)