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Posts Tagged: Jerry Powell
'Let's Go Mothing' on July 20 at Bohart Museum of Entomology
Let's go mothing! What's mothing? The National Moth Week website describes mothing as "a hobby for nature enthusiasts who use light or bait to attract moths to a location for observation and data collection." So, in keeping with National Moth...
This colorful moth is Arctia virginalis, Ranchman's tiger moth, a diurnal or day-flying moth commonly known as the Ranchman's tiger moth. In its larval stage, it's a wooly bear caterpillar, commonly found at the Bodega Marine Reserve and on the trails of Bodega Head, Sonoma County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis), commonly known as "the mint moth." It feeds on plants in the mint family, including spearmint and peppermint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a pterophorid plume moth (family Pterophoridae). The "T-square" shape is classic. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata), which flies during the day and night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought
Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...
Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.
Meet 'The Moth Man' at Bohart Museum's Moth Night
Meet "The Moth Man." If you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Moth Night celebration, affiliated with National Moth Week, you'll meet John De Benedictis, better known as “The Moth Man.” The indoor-outdoor event, free...
These three entomologists were trained directly or indirectly by Jerry Powell (1933-2023) of UC Berkeley. From left are Dan Rubinoff, John De Benedictus and Paul Opler (1938-2023) at a gathering of lepidopterists in 2019 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Powell and Paul Opler (1938-2023) co-authored Moths of Western America, published in 2009. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'A Night at the Bohart Museum' to Celebrate Moths and Other Insects
What are the main differences between moths and butterflies? That's a question frequently asked at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, especially during National Moth Week, which this year takes place July 22-30. So when the Bohart Museum hosts an open...
Entomologist Jeff Smith, the curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, displays a drawer of tropical butterfly specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata, heads for salvia in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Open House, 'Night at Museum,' Dedicated to Jerry Powell, 1933-2023
The Bohart Museum of Entomology will dedicate its open house, “Night at the Museum” (formerly known as “Moth Night”) to the late Jerry Powell, longtime director of the Essig Museum Entomology of UC Berkeley, and an...
In this 2017 archived photo, Jerry Powell (seated at microscope) talks to colleagues at a Lepidopterist Society meeting at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. From left are entomologist Max Klepikov of Berkeley; UC Davis distinguished professor Don Strong of the Department of Evolution and Ecology; and Eric Lopresti, then a UC Davis graduate student. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These three entomologists were trained directly or indirectly by Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley. From left are Dan Rubinoff, John De Benedictus and Paul Opler (1938-2023) at a gathering of the Lepidopterist Society in 2019 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
