Katrina Menard
@runrkatm.bsky.social
Entomologist, Collections Manager at the University of Connecticut Biodiversity Research Collections. Taxonomist in Miridae.
Look at that face!! Saturniids don’t feed as adults, so the are extra bulky. And super fluffy!
March 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Look at that face!! Saturniids don’t feed as adults, so the are extra bulky. And super fluffy!
Found one of my old t-shirts from Texas A&M Entomology!
February 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Found one of my old t-shirts from Texas A&M Entomology!
Some stickers from the Philippines 🇵🇭
February 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Some stickers from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Did you know there are moths that specialize on pitcher plants? I didn’t…
February 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Did you know there are moths that specialize on pitcher plants? I didn’t…
Digging through old bucket trap samples left in our freezer to clear space. There are some real goodies in some (and some mirids!).
February 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Digging through old bucket trap samples left in our freezer to clear space. There are some real goodies in some (and some mirids!).
Some of my buggies! Since they are the coolest ;-)
February 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Some of my buggies! Since they are the coolest ;-)
The insects will always win. Pretty dung beetles from South Africa!
January 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The insects will always win. Pretty dung beetles from South Africa!
Federal grants matter. Just like our NSF Grant to re-curate our parasite collection which includes hiring and mentoring undergraduate students.
January 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Federal grants matter. Just like our NSF Grant to re-curate our parasite collection which includes hiring and mentoring undergraduate students.
Not sure who to credit for this, but saved the photo because it’s awesome.
January 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Not sure who to credit for this, but saved the photo because it’s awesome.
Brian taking evidence April is becoming an entomologist like me ;-)
January 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Brian taking evidence April is becoming an entomologist like me ;-)
Hopefully I’ll get more of these guys on my trip to the Philippines this year! 😎
January 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hopefully I’ll get more of these guys on my trip to the Philippines this year! 😎
Bugs from my old house growing up now in the Smithsonian. Coccobaphnes frontifer.
January 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bugs from my old house growing up now in the Smithsonian. Coccobaphnes frontifer.
Cool moth from my trip to Guatemala 6 years ago 🦋
January 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Cool moth from my trip to Guatemala 6 years ago 🦋
Old figures are some of the most artistic. Distant 1884 is hard to beat.
January 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Old figures are some of the most artistic. Distant 1884 is hard to beat.
Yes…agreed. We’re accessioning 8k+ moths and it seems like it never ends!
January 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Yes…agreed. We’re accessioning 8k+ moths and it seems like it never ends!
Ichneumonid mimicking moths!
January 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ichneumonid mimicking moths!
Is it just me, or does it look like these moths are mimicking cockroaches?
January 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Is it just me, or does it look like these moths are mimicking cockroaches?