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

2011

T. McCabe, D. Wagner 2011, A New Zanclognatha from Eastern North America and a Preliminary Key to the Larvae of the Genus, ZooKeys 149, 89-101. 10.3897/zookeys.149.2348

2010

T. McCabe 2010, The Karner Blue Butterfly. Legacy: The Magazine of the New York State Museum 6, 16

2009

T. McCabe, J. Lafontaine, T. Dickel, D. Schweitzer, J. Metlevski 2009, Taxonomy and Identification of Phoberia species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Catocalinae), Lepidoptera Novae 1, 103-108.
T. McCabe 2009, Purple Butterflies: One Species or Two?. Legacy: The Magazine of the New York State Museum 4, 16

2008

T. McCabe 2008, NYS Lepidoptera Species of Special Concern at Minnewaska State Preserve: Zale curema, Polypogon martha, Apharetra dentata, Glena cognataria. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe, D. Wagner 2008, Larva of Abablemma (Noctuidae) with Notes on Algivory and Lichenivory in Macrolepidoptera, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101, 40-52.

2005

T. McCabe 2005, From the Collections: The Entomology Collection. Members Update 16, 5
T. McCabe 2005, Insect Biodiversity of a Jack Pine Barrens, An Interim Report. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe 2005, Jack Pine Lepidoptera Survey. April - June 2005 Update. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe, E. Stegemann 2005, A Sampler of Butterflies and Moths in New York State. The Conservationist 59, 15-18