Dr. Timothy McCabe

Curator of Entomology, State Entomologist
518-486-2006

Ph.D., Entomology (taxonomy), 1976, Cornell University
M.S., Entomology (taxonomy), 1974, North Dakota State University
B.S., Entomology, 1973, North Dakota State University
Undergraduate, biology major, 1969-1972, Moorhead State University, Minnesota

My research focuses on taxonomy and biology of the Lepidoptera, and the monitoring of rare and endangered species.  To augment the coverage of the NYSM collections, I do surveys of regions that have never been entomologically investigated.

Publications

2023

T. McCabe, M. Adams 2023, Five new species of the genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in Central America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Zootaxa 5256, 250-266. 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.310.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.2

2022

T. McCabe, M. Adams 2022, A Revision of the New World Moth Genus Athyrma Hübner (LEPIDOPTERA: EREBIDAE), Zootaxa 5105, 1-47. 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.110.11646/zootaxa.5105.1.1

2018

T. McCabe, R. St Laurent, T. Malm 2018, Revision of the genus Aleyda Schaus, 1928 with the description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae), SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 46, 157-167.
T. McCabe, J. Mihuc 2018, Nepytia pellucidaria (Packard) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in New York State, News of The Lepidopterists’ Society 60, 66-67.

2017

T. McCabe, R. St Laurent 2017, The identity of Arhodia egenaria Walker, 1866 (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae) and a new synonym of Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris, 1841), Zootaxa 4254, . 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.7

2016

T. McCabe, R. St.Laurent 2016, The Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) of the Caribbean Basin, with the descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4084, 557. 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.410.11646/zootaxa.4084.4.6

2014

T. McCabe 2014, New York State Wildlife Grant T 17: Baseline Survey of Lepidoptera Species of Greatest Conservation Need. 2014 Quarterly Report (1st Quarter). . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe 2014, New York State Wildlife Grant T 17: Baseline Survey of Lepidoptera Species of Greatest Conservation Need. 2014 Quarterly Report (2nd Quarter). . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe 2014, New York State Wildlife Grant T 17: Baseline Survey of Lepidoptera Species of Greatest Conservation Need. 2014 Final Report. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York

2011

T. McCabe 2011, The Plant Gall Collection. Legacy: The Magazine of the New York State Museum 6, 14-15