Douglasville, GA

I am a lifelong naturalist, and have always loved nature and all its flora and fauna. I took a special interest in 'bugs' from a young age (thanks to my dad), and have been collecting and studying insects for nearly 25 years, with primary focus on Lepidoptera and Vespidae. I've specifically been researching and studying moths for 16 years. My original insect collection that I amassed in the mid 80s, was destroyed in a watery disaster with only few survivors. So in recent years, along with collecting specimens for my collection and cataloging regional lepidoptera, I have also taken an interest in photographing insects as well. It’s a passion I hope to instill in my baby girl when she gets a little older.

I do not have any formal university training in entomology, but I have educated myself over many years with many, many books and entomology textbooks. I have served in the capacity of entomologist, aiding in insect identification and management for several local pest control agencies for years. In regard to Lepidoptera I have raised numerous species, conducted a 2 year study of Symmerista for diagnostic larval characteristics, assisted in (collection/ID) a study of Catocala pheromones, amongst other endeavors. I also have moderate experience with examining moth genitalia under magnification for identification purposes, and have created genitalia slides of various Noctuids and Notodontids.

Over the years I’ve collected and studied insects in TN, NC, AL, FL, and my current home in Georgia. I hope to use my decades of experience and independent learning to contribute as much as I can to this site, and I look forward to continued learning from others here as well.

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Educational, personal, and/or non-profit Use: Photos may be freely used for educational, personal, or non-profit use, provided they are credited as copyright J.D. Roberts or Jason D. Roberts with the copyright mark remaining on the image if present, and an email notification of intended use is sent to me.

Commercial Use: No commercial use without permission. If you'd like to publish a photo on a website, in a book, or in some other medium, then send me an email requesting permission of use with details about the intended use and I'll be more than happy to grant permission free of charge, particularly for books and/or magazines, etc.

The exception is that the Moth Photographers Group website has my full permission to freely use any of my images at any time, with proper credit given.

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