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

1985

T. McCabe 1985, An Annotated List of Pine Bush Caddis (Insecta: Trichoptera), Skenectada 3, 17-18.
T. McCabe, J. Huether 1985, An Annotated List of Pine Bush Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). :, Skenectada 3, 19-23.
T. McCabe 1985, The Natural History of Oncocnemis piffardi (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93, 1027-1031.

1982

T. McCabe, G. Godfrey 1982, Larval Morphology and Phylogeny of Trichordestra tacoma (Strecker) (Noctuidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 90, 142-146.

1981

T. McCabe, S. Teale 1981, The Biology of Oxyporus lateralis Gravenhorst (Staphylinidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 35, 281-285.
T. McCabe 1981, The Larva of Agrotis volubilis Harvey (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89, 59-64.

1980

T. McCabe, L. Johnson 1980, Catalogue of the Types in the New York State Museum Insect Collection, New York State Museum Bulletin The University of the State of New York, Albany, New York
C. Sheviak, T. McCabe 1980, Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl., a New Host for the Red-Banded Leaf Roller, Journal of the New York Entomological Society 88, 197-198.
T. McCabe 1980, Reclassification of the Polia Complex for North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), New York State Museum Bulletin The University of the State of New York, Albany, New York

1979

T. McCabe, L. Johnson 1979, The Biology of Platycis sculptilis (Say) (Coleoptera, Lycidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 33, 297-302.