Posts Tagged: Laine Bauer

When Bugs Beckon, the Bohart Museum Gift Shop Can Oblige

"Keep Calm and Insect On." That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday,  Dec. 5 in Room...

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, with two of the books he co-authored in 2014. He is an associate at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, with two of the books he co-authored in 2014. He is an associate at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ridin' the Rails With a Butterfly

Quick! What butterfly is depicted on the California State Fair monorail train? Hint: It's the state insect. "What, we have a state insect?" you...

California dogface butterfly is illustrated on the California State Fair monorail. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

California dogface butterfly is illustrated on the California State Fair monorail. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Our State Insect: Now in a Children's Book

Not many people know that the state insect of California is the California dogface butterfly  (Zerene eurydice) or the role that...

Illustrator Laine Bauer (left) and author Fran Keller.

Illustrator Laine Bauer (left) and author Fran Keller.

Cover of "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly"

Cover of "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly"

Draw-a-Bug Competition at Bohart Museum

If you or someone in a household near you can draw a bug, then you need to head over to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus on...

UC Davis undergraduate student Ivana Li with a walking stick. She's an entomologist, an artist, and president of the UC Davis Entomology Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis undergraduate student Ivana Li with a walking stick. She's an entomologist, an artist, and president of the UC Davis Entomology Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fran Keller, doctoral candidate in entomology, helps out in the Bohart Museum's gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fran Keller, doctoral candidate in entomology, helps out in the Bohart Museum's gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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