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in North… Read More News in Brief Butterflies of Ecuador
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
in North… Read More News in Brief Butterflies of Ecuador
Hedylidae, commonly known as American Moth-butterflies, is a small, little-known family of Lepidoptera. This tropical family, restricted to Central and South America, includes only one genus, Macrosoma, with 36 species. Their common name alludes to their close relationships to butterflies as well as
view of a Macrosoma caterpillar, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador
In 2017, a group of scientists raised alarm bells by showing that flying insects had declined in Germany by more than 70% in the three preceding decades. Studies before and since then have shown similar patterns in insects on a global scale. But with 1 million known species — and conservative estima
researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
in Brief Revising ‘Red Book of Endemic Plants of Ecuador
Three culture areas are featured in this online exhibit: Mesoamerica, the Intermediate Area, and the Central Andes. Mesoamerica spans from Mexico south over the borders of El Salvador and Honduras. The Intermediate Area extends further south from Honduras and El Salvador to Colombia, Venezuela, and
Honduras and El Salvador to Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador
The Latin American archaeology collection represents artifacts dating before the time of European contact from sites spanning from Mexico south to Honduras (Mesoamerica), the intermediate area (Costa Rica south to Colombia and Venezuela), and the Andes of South America. The Latin American ethnograp
that document artistic traditions in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Florida Museum of Natural History
meetings and … Continue Student Projects in Ecuador
The Herbarium at the Florida Museum of Natural History is run jointly by the Museum and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Including the associated fossil plant collection, it houses about 500,000 vascular plants, moss and lichen specimens, plus 15,000 wood and 3,
orchids and other plants in the Andes of southern Ecuador
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2018 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student research and significant contributions to the development of museum collections and programs. The University Teaching Committee honored two winners for each award at a ceremony
while Checa researches butterfly biodiversity in Ecuador
Monica Shippritt – PCP PIRE Volunteer I am a first-year biology student at the University of Panama. I am also a volunteer in with the PCP PIRE project. I am part of the PCP PIRE because I am interesed in learning more about the different techniques used in paleontology so I can use them in the fut
environmental and archeology research in Mexico, Peru and Ecuador