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

2002

T. McCabe, G. Dievendorf 2002, Insect Survey, Virgin Islands National Park, St. John (Research permit 99-14). . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe, J. Yrizarry 2002, Sterling Forest Lepidoptera Faunal Survey for 2000-2001. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe, W. Patterson, J. DeBenedictis 2002, Pseudobryomima fallax (Hampson) and P. muscosa (Hampson)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Leaf-mining Noctuidae on Ferns, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 104, 505-509.

2001

T. McCabe, D. Wagner, D. Ferguson 2001, Geometroid caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests, Forest Service Circular United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

1998

T. McCabe, V. Vargas 1998, The Larva of Hypena manalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 106, 109-113.

1996

T. McCabe 1996, The Biology Of Nola Pustulata (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae Nolinae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 104, 79-82.

1995

McCabe, T., 1995. The Changing Insect Fauna of Albanys Pine Barrens, in: LaRoe, E., Farris, G., Puckett, C., Doran, P., Mac, M. (Eds.), Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of US Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. US Dept. Int., National Biological Survey, Westport, D. C., pp. 166-168.
McCabe, T., 1995. The Changing Insect Fauna of Albany’s Pine Barrens, in: LaRoe, E., Farris, G., Puckett, C., Doran, D., Mac, M. (Eds.), Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., pp. 166-168.

1994

T. McCabe, C. Weber 1994, The Robber Flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Albany Pinebush, The Great Lakes Entomologist 27, 157-159.

1993

T. McCabe, C. Meyer, C. Weber, L. Higgins 1993, Albany Pine Bush Project 1991-1992 Entomological Report. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York