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Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


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Chris Hartley, Contributor
Full name:
Chris Hartley
Contact:
Chris.HartleyNOSPAM@mobot.org To contact me, remove the NOSPAM from my email address.
City, state, country:
St. Louis, MO USA
Biography:

I have loved insects all my life. I completed my Masters degree in entomology at the University of Georgia in 2005. My thesis was a taxonomic revision of the genus Akalyptoischion in the beetle family Latridiidae (and which has since been raised to its own family, Akalyptoischiidae). I currently work at The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, MO as Coordinator of Science Education Programs.

I have learned a tremendous amount from Bug Guide, so I want to publicly thank all the editors, the experts, and every other contributor who has helped identify my submissions.

Also, I only want pictures that add value to the guide in the guide, so my feelings won't be hurt if something of mine ends up in the frass. My own identification skills have been vastly improved by having my frassable images identified!