More than 100 butterfly and moth researchers from around the world will gather at Wake Forest University July 26-30 for the 51st annual meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society. Conference events are also open to local butterfly and moth enthusiasts.
Registration is required.
Events will begin with a photography field trip to Bethabara Park led by members of the Carolina Butterfly Society on Wednesday, July 26. Led by Susan Weller of the University of Minnesota, it will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 28. A second symposium on Saturday, July 29, will focus on caterpillar biology. Organized by Deane Bowers from the University of Colorado, it will begin at 9 a.m. Guest lecturer Fred Nijhout of Duke University's zoology department will discuss the development of butterfly wing patterns in the afternoon session of Friday, July 28. William Conner, professor of biology at Wake Forest, and his wife, Mindy, organized the meeting.