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Nick Dowdy

@njdowdy.bsky.social
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Head of Zoology & Director of Collections Informatics @ Milwaukee Public Museum studying the evolution, behavior, and chemical ecology of erebid moths 🦋🔊🦇

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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Do you like moths that make sounds? Do you like museum collections? Do you want a PhD? Reach out ASAP!
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I am happy to share that my most recent publication is now live and open access! academic.oup.com/isd/article/... Our amazing team of Erebidae experts has brought together foundational information about one of the most biodiverse families on Earth, including photos for all subfamilies!
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Erebidae systematics: past, present, and future—progress in understanding a diverse lepidopteran lineage
Abstract. Erebidae, the largest family of Lepidoptera with approximately 25,000 known species globally, forms the major clade of the superfamily Noctuoidea
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
My student Annika and I had a great time at @mkepublicmuseum.bsky.social last night for Inside Out. Everyone was really excited to learn about mimicry and masquerade! Wanna take our quiz? Check it out:
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
the "wake up, babe" meme template saying "wake up, babe. a new phylogenetic method just dropped"
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Lindsay Graham re: how valuable democracy is to Republicans: "I told Zelenskyy... you have a new relationship with America. A 500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal, that President Trump is proud of. That gives us an interest worth defending." They don't value human freedom. They value minerals.
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a man in a suit and tie sits in front of a woman
Alt: Lindsay graham looking like a moron as usual
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Niklas Wahlberg @lepphylo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A postdoc opportunity to work on Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) functional genomics with me, @jadrankarota.bsky.social and @chriswheat.bsky.social in Lund, Sweden. We aim to leverage the amazing amount of data being generated by @projectpsyche.bsky.social and DToL projects. lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Postdoctoral fellow in Noctuidae functional genomics
Subject description The project will use a comparative functional genomes approach to study a species-rich group of moths, Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Noctuidae have both a huge negative and positive imp
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Spotted in "horrible city" Milwaukee today 😆
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
brb
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a scene from a movie called spider man no way home
ALT: a scene from a movie called spider man no way home
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Blue is not an easy color to find for #Lepidoptera, but #Arctiinae always provide! Not too many photos of this species online. Try to find it! I'll drop the ID here tomorrow. #BlueBugs #BlueMonday
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
If any US folks need tips on getting TikTok access, let me know. I just spent my morning circumventing the ban to get a Japanese milk bread recipe for my wife 😂
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Nick Dowdy @njdowdy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Sneak-peak at Figure 1 from an upcoming review on #Erebidae, the most speciose family of #Lepidoptera. Type genera/species of all 18 subfamilies are figured, providing a cursory overview of what an "erebid" is.
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