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In the Loop--on the Mustard

The alfalfa looper moth, Autographa californica, nectaring on mustard blossoms in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ever seen this mottled brownish/blackish/grayish moth around lately? The alfalfa looper moth,...

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Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 4:12 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: alfalfa looper moth (1), Art Shapiro (10), Autographa californica (1), Greg Kareofelas (38), mustard (1)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Natural Resources Pest Management Yard & Garden

Bohart Museum Visitors: As Close as Davis and as Far Away as San Jose

Bohart associate and butterfly expert Greg Kareofelas talks to Sacramento residents Amii Barnhard-Bahn and her daughter, Larkin, 15. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

When there's a Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, visitors come to listen, learn and...

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Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (21), butterflies (2), Greg Kareofelas (38), Jeff Smith (6), Lynn Kimsey (15), moths (2), Parasitoid Palooza (1), Tabatha Yang (6)

The Day a Widow Skimmer Came Calling

A mature male Libellula luctuosa, aka “Widow Skimmer,

Just as all lady bugs aren't ladies, all widow skimmer dragonflies aren't female. A mature male...

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Posted on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (21), BugGuide.net (1), Greg Kareofelas (38), Libellula luctuosa (1), widow skimmer (2)

Moths, Microscopes and Insect Scientists: They All Go Together at Bohart Museum Open House

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)

Moths, a magnificent microscope (scanning electron microscope) and friendly scientists--what could...

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Posted on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 5:43 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum open house (1), Greg Kareofelas (38), Jeff Smith (6), John DeBenedictis (2), Lynn Kimsey (15), Moth Night (3), National Moth Week (1)

Seeing Spots: 12 of Them!

The 12-spot dragonfly, Libellula pulchella, perches on a bamboo stake in Vacaville, Calif. on July 16.

Most of the time, I see red. Occasionally, I see spots. Red? The flameskimmer dragonflies...

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Posted on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 5:11 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: 12-spot dragonfly (1), Bohart Museum of Entomology (21), Greg Kareofelas (38), Libellula pulchella (3)

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