I found it interesting that the most prominent photo above “Entomology” was a spider, which is not an insect.
Part of the 30+ people here for an end of season gathering of moth enthusiasts.
Susan sitting in the range studying a tray of interesting micro moths.
These are the types of moths that are perhaps most intriguing, what people call micro moths.
What better way to feed a group of people that with pizza!
But even when eating there was the continuing discussions about interesting and/or difficult moths to identify.
After lunch the discussions continued at dissecting scopes.
Making sure that you have contact information for everybody that you can in order to stay in touch.
Old and new friends. Hugh McGuiness on the left was a friend from when he was in graduate school at the University of Michigan (late 1980s-early 1990s). Michael Butler is a newer friend.
Joanne Russo helping me find some information on a tough group of moths. Most of the people here were extremely interested in Tortricid moths. She showed us how to dissect the genitalia which is necessary for many identifications.
Getting help identifying a moth that I photographed in Oaxaca.
Who better to get help from than the collections manager, Jason Dembroskie
Paul Dennehy looking at specimens. Lauren who managed to get me some collecting materials and information on where to get entomology supplies now that BioQuip no longer exists.
Tomorrow back into Ontario.
Michael's Place 