Posts Tagged: Art Shapiro
UC Davis Butterfly Guru and 'Weeping Rocks'
In case you missed editor Jocelyn Anderson's piece in the UC Davis Magazine, don't miss this...
UC Davis distinguished professsor Art Shapiro monitoring his Gates Canyon, Vacaville site. He's been monitoring the butterfly populations of Central California for 50 years. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterfly guru Art Shapiro spots a butterfly off Gates Canyon Road, Vacaville, on Jan. 25, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's in a Name? Western Tiger Swallowtail
It's not "officially" spring until we see--and photograph--the spectacular Western tiger...
A newly emerged Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, an image taken in 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Art Shapiro: Monitoring Butterfly Populations in Central California Since 1972
If you missed it, yesterday (March 14) was the annual "National Learn About Butterflies...
One of Art Shapiro's monitoring sites is Gates Canyon, Vacaville. Here he looks for butterflies in this image taken on Jan. 25, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro estimates he wears out three or four pairs of a shoes a year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Scientists Weigh in on 'The Plight of the Pollinators'
UC Davis scientists weighed in on "The Plight of the Pollinators," in an informative article by...
A squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, Apis mellifera, foraging on an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, nectaring on milkweed, its host plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A hummingbird seeking nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Seminar: 'Insect Conservation in an Uncertain Future'
There may or may not be a silver lining for conservationists trying to save the threatened Oregon...
WSU postdoctoral research scholar Erica Henry, shown here on a field trip, will present a UC Davis seminar on March 2 on "Insect Conservation in an Uncertain Future."