2026 Meeting Schedule
We discussed our tentative agenda for 2026 at our February 21, 2026 planning meeting. Many thanks to Brittany for hosting the meeting at the U of I Extension Office in Pekin. The schedul can be found in this linked PDF file. This will open in a new broswer...
Insect of the week (February 16, 2026)
Our insect of the week for February 16, 2026 is Dyseriocrania griseocapitella (the Chinquapin leaf-miner) [LEPIDOPTERA: Eriocraniidae]. It was described by Thomas Walsingham [an English politician and amateur entomologist] in 1898. Yep, same politician mentioned last...
Insect of the week (February 9, 2026)
Our insect of the week for February 9, 2026 is Epimartyria auricrinella (the goldcap moss-eater moth) [LEPIDOPTERA: Micropterigidae]. It was described by Thomas Walsingham [an English politician and amateur entomologist] in 1898. We are once again focusing on...
Insect of the week (February 2, 2026)
Our insect of the week for February 2, 2026 is the drain fly [also known as bathroom moth midge and bathroom moth fly] (Clogmia albipunctata) [DIPTERA: Psychodidae]. It was described by Samuel Williston in 1893. Yes, I decided to switch to flies for the start of...
Peoria approximella (a moth named in New York for Peoria, IL). Photo of Michigan specimen courtesy Jim Vargo (used with permission).