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Head of Zoology & Director of Collections Informatics @ Milwaukee Public Museum studying the evolution, behavior, and chemical ecology of erebid moths ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฆ‡

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a person is holding a test tube that says stegasaui 2.0 ALT: a person is holding a test tube that says stegasaui 2.0

Super cool! Nedry vibes.

04.12.2025 02:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ Erebidae Alert ๐Ÿšจ

A crime has been committed.

This is (probably) Noctua pronuba, not a Catocala.

Only a warning is being issued. Thank you for your future compliance. Have a moth-ly evening.

๐Ÿ˜‚

19.11.2025 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Meganeuropsis permiana has entered the chat...

09.09.2025 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your dangling floof is a Sycamore Tussock Moth, Halysidota harrisii (Erebidae: Arctiinae).

01.09.2025 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did you get the "prior written consent" to use these images? ๐Ÿ˜‚ What a ridiculous requirement.

28.06.2025 05:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We also added a special acknowledgment to Jeremy Holloway, a prolific contributor to our knowledge of Erebidae, particularly in southeast Asia, who sadly passed away while this article was waiting to be published.

29.05.2025 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big thanks to my co-authors: Moe Sisson, Makani Fisher, Larry Gall, Paul Goldstein, Nick Homziak, Chris Schmidt, Becky Simmons, Susan Weller, Reza Zahiri, Jen Zaspel, & Alberto Zilli

And special thanks to the many contributors of larval images too!

29.05.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Despite all of that, there is still so much that remains unknown about this family. It is a true honor to work on this group. I am looking forward to what the next 10 years unveils.

29.05.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Erebids number more than 25,000 species, have a global distribution, are of vital economic importance, contain some of the largest and smallest lepidopterans known, and possess awe inspiring traits like chemical defenses and anti-bat sound production to name a few. There is something for everyone!

29.05.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Erebidae systematics: past, present, and futureโ€”progress in understanding a diverse lepidopteran lineage Abstract. Erebidae, the largest family of Lepidoptera with approximately 25,000 known species globally, forms the major clade of the superfamily Noctuoidea

I am happy to share that my most recent publication is now live and open access!

academic.oup.com/isd/article/...

Our amazing team of Erebidae experts has brought together foundational information about one of the most biodiverse families on Earth, including photos for all subfamilies!

29.05.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wasp or moth?

12.04.2025 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My student Annika and I had a great time at @mkepublicmuseum.bsky.social last night for Inside Out. Everyone was really excited to learn about mimicry and masquerade! Wanna take our quiz? Check it out:

12.04.2025 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character from south park is covering his nose with his hand and says jesus christ ALT: a cartoon character from south park is covering his nose with his hand and says jesus christ
04.04.2025 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
03.04.2025 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why would you expect barcodes to necessarily be associated with literature? In my experience (Lepidoptera) this is predominantly not the case. Many people are sequencing semi-randomly, for works-in-progress, or simply for comparative purposes. 39% doesn't seem unreasonable given that.

05.03.2025 12:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also loved how focused he was on Trump's "mood". Earth to dumbass... come in, dumbass! Do you think politics should be governed by the moment-to-moment shifting mood of an 80 year old felon? And these are the losers saying a woman couldn't be president... ๐Ÿคฆ

28.02.2025 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie sits in front of a woman Alt: Lindsay graham looking like a moron as usual

Lindsay Graham re: how valuable democracy is to Republicans:

"I told Zelenskyy... you have a new relationship with America. A 500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal, that President Trump is proud of. That gives us an interest worth defending."

They don't value human freedom. They value minerals.

28.02.2025 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man wearing sunglasses and a plaid shirt . ALT: a close up of a man wearing sunglasses and a plaid shirt .

Focus shifts, bringing the background in sharp focus. It's me, donning a pair of dope Ray-Bans, nodding in approval.

27.02.2025 23:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"He has experience in Parasitology..." ๐Ÿค” you don't say...

21.02.2025 23:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do not recall seeing it in the Taiwan material, no ๐Ÿ˜• but it's been a minute since my last trip.

14.02.2025 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

Ya'll have any specimens?

13.02.2025 22:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral fellow in Noctuidae functional genomics Subject description The project will use a comparative functional genomes approach to study a species-rich group of moths, Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Noctuidae have both a huge negative and positive imp

A postdoc opportunity to work on Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) functional genomics with me, @jadrankarota.bsky.social and @chriswheat.bsky.social in Lund, Sweden. We aim to leverage the amazing amount of data being generated by @projectpsyche.bsky.social and DToL projects.
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

06.02.2025 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 41 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Spotted in "horrible city" Milwaukee today ๐Ÿ˜†

01.02.2025 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you want to distance yourself from Supabase, then yes. If you want the name to signal that Supabase is a first-class citizen in the starter kit, I think Supastarter is better.

29.01.2025 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think right feels more premium. But I love clearly seeing the technologies used upfront. Saves me time if the stack clearly doesn't align with my use case.

28.01.2025 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

brb

23.01.2025 18:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This incredible moth is a male Uraga hoemorrhoa #Erebidae : #Arctiinae in the subtribe Ctenuchina, endemic to Jamaica. There are only a handful of images available online. It is probably very closely related to the Ctenucha (e.g., the common Ctenucha virginica) of mainland North America.

21.01.2025 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a person in a purple and green costume is walking down a road ALT: a person in a purple and green costume is walking down a road

Wow, this wasp is amazing! Reminds me of EVA 01. Get in the f%#^ing phylogeny, Shinji!

20.01.2025 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blue is not an easy color to find for #Lepidoptera, but #Arctiinae always provide! Not too many photos of this species online. Try to find it! I'll drop the ID here tomorrow.

#BlueBugs
#BlueMonday

20.01.2025 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Typical.... ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ. Bread was good though!

20.01.2025 00:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0