Alaska Entomological Society

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Species review of the genus Boreophilia Benick from North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Athetini): Systematics, habitat, and distribution

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Matt Bowser

The article, appearing on May 20 in the journal ZooKeys, includes a description of a new species from Alaska.

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.848.34846

New interactive website displays massive butterfly and moth collection

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Matt Bowser

Alaska’s premier butterfly specialist, Ken Philip, created the world largest private collection of arctic Lepidoptera. Anyone can now take a virtual tour of the hundreds of drawers in his collection

https://news.uaf.edu/new-interactive-website-displays-massive-butterfly-and-moth-collection/

The collection can be viewed at the URI below.

https://kenphilipcollection.alaska.edu/