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

1993

T. McCabe, A. Meyer 1993, Albany Pine Bush Project. Karner Blue Butterfly report. . Presented at the ,,

1992

T. McCabe 1992, Caribbean Horama (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae:. Ctenuchinae) With New Species and Notes on Mimicry, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 94, 243-248.
T. McCabe 1992, A Revision of the Genus Hypsoropha Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Ophiderinae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 100, 273-285.

1991

T. McCabe, L. Higgins, A. Meyer, M. Rusch 1991, Albany Pine Bush Preserve—1991 Entomological Report. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
T. McCabe 1991, Atlas of Adirondack Caterpillars: With a Host List, Rearing Notes and a Selected Bibliography of Works Depicting Caterpillars, New York State Museum Bulletin The University of the State of New York, Albany, New York
T. McCabe, D. Schweitzer 1991, Rhizedra lutosa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Newly Introduced to North America, Entomological News 102, 130-132.

1990

T. McCabe, M. Adams 1990, The Identity of a ’Lost Species’: Cerma galva Strecker, 1898 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 98, 32-34.

1989

T. McCabe, D. Wagner 1989, The Biology of Sthenopis auratus (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 97, 1-10.

1988

T. McCabe 1988, Dipterous Parasitoids From the Adults of Moths (Lepidoptera), Entomological News 109, 325-328.
T. McCabe 1988, Larval Hosts of Anaplectoides and Aplectoides with Notes on Their Biology (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96, 1-6.