Dixon Waterfowl Refuge – June 20, 2020
We visited the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge (near Hennepin, Illinois) on June 20, 2020. Here is a 360 view of our group as we reviewed our findings after our walk. Central Illinois Entomology group meeting at Dixon Waterfowl Refuge (near Hennepin, IL) on June 20. We are...2020 Meetings
We met in January and established the our tentative event schedule for 2020. These are listed below. All events start on Saturday at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted. In the event of inclement weather, we plan to meet the following day (Sunday at 1 p.m. rather than...Singing Woods, October, 2019
We visited Singing Woods (Peoria Co., Illinois) on October 19, 2019. Here is a video overview of our excursion/ walk. We had a great time. Our next meeting will be at Frank’s house in mid-November. Hope you will be able to...Harper’s Woods – July, 2019
We visited Harper’s Woods (a private nature preserve). It is located near Bradford (in Stark Co, Illinois). It is quite dificult to find. The woods themselves have been preserved since the 1860’s. I provide a video overview of our field trip. If you were...Night Collecting
Night collecting is an opportunity for us to observe many species of insects we would not typically encounter during the daytime. This video provides a quick overview of our activity. Let us know (via the comments) if you are interested in...Singing Woods – October, 2017
Our group of entomologists visited Singing Woods (Peoria Co., Illinois) in October. Although I was in Abu Dhabi, Frank Hitchell took a number of photos. We hope you enjoy this short overview of the excursion. Perhaps you will be inspired to join us on one of our trips...Farmdale Park – July, 2017
Although I was in London, members of our central Illinois entomology group too a field trip to Farmdale Park in July, 2017. Frank Hitchell took a number of photos and I created this video of the trip for the group. Hopefully, it gives you some idea of what the...Matthiessen State Park
We visited Matthiessen State Park in central Illinois On Saturday, June 17, 2017. In addition to taking a number of photos (which are presented below), I also took several 360 degree photos with my Ricoh Theta S camera. Here are a couple of 360 degree photos. This one...Merwin Nature Preserve
Our group visited Merwin Nature Preserve on May 13, 2017. Many others were present as the group responsible for the upkeep of the reserve was holding a celebration of their 50th anniversary. Here is a video synopsis of our trip. We hope you will be able to participate...
Peoria approximella (a moth named in New York for Peoria, IL). Photo of Michigan specimen courtesy Jim Vargo (used with permission).