Akito Y. Kawahara

Associate Curator
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Presentation(s):

• Effect of biotic and abiotic variables on silk production in the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)

  On-Demand

• Evolution of deimatism in Automeris moths

  On-Demand

• Evolution of sulfur and white butterflies reveals correlations of speciation with global temperature

  On-Demand

• Florida Museum’s McGuire Center of Lepidoptera digitization: Processes and recent products

  Sunday, November 13, 2022
  4:54 PM – 5:06 PM PT

• 1st Place: Long-read sequencing is revolutionizing silk research: Comparing repetitive heavy fibroin silk genes in new moth and caddisfly genomes

  Monday, November 14, 2022
  11:30 AM – 11:42 AM PT

• Evolution of feeding behavior and gustatory receptors in bombycoid moths

  Monday, November 14, 2022
  11:42 AM – 11:54 AM PT

• Anti-bat ultrasound production in moths is globally and phylogenetically widespread

  Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  2:06 PM – 2:18 PM PT

• Evolution and diversification dynamics of butterflies

  Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  2:54 PM – 3:06 PM PT