David Robacker
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David
Robacker is a Research Entomologist with the USDA Agricultural
Research Service. His professional studies include
chemical ecology and behavior of Anastrepha fruit
flies, including development of traps and lures to control
these pest insects. A
lifelong Lepidopterist and adventurer, he has explored remote
areas of Mexico and Central and South America where he has
collected numerous country records, discovered new species,
and rediscovered species thought lost to extinction. Many specimens
from his butterfly collection are featured on the website mariposasmexicanas.com.
He has also aided identification of butterflies on another
website neotropicalbutterflies.com.
Recently introduced to Chrysina,
he has become an avid collector of these beautiful and fascinating
scarabs. He
and Karen, his wife and skilled nature photographer, hope to
continue visiting, collecting insects, and photographing the
inhabitants of Neotropical forests for science and the pure
joy that comes with experiencing our Earth’s natural
treasures. |
