Anya Nova Metcalfe

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Lepidoptera storage: What can I do with thousands of unidentified moths in ethanol?

I am working with a collection of > 3000 light trap samples collected in Grand Canyon, AZ, USA over the last three years, with up to 1500 more samples coming in each year. They are currently...

12 December 2014 9,257 24 View

Can you tell me about your experiences dissecting insectivorous bat feces for diet analysis?

I'm interested in learning more about the diets of insectivorous bats in an area where I can identify the shrapnel of insect bodies fairly well. For those of you lucky researchers that are too...

11 November 2014 1,375 6 View

Which unit of measurement should I use for analyzing sexual dimorphism of Lepidoptera?

Looking through the literature, I am seeing studies that have used either weight or forewing length for looking at sexual dimorphism. Both seem to work, but in my case, I'm getting slightly...

09 September 2014 6,780 14 View

Is anyone familiar with the larval stage of Cisthene moths (Arctiidae)?

Can the caterpillars be found in bio soil crusts? I collect adult Cisthene angelus by the thousands along the riparian corridor of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, but their...

06 June 2014 6,964 2 View