Matthew Forister (he/him/his)

University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada

Presentation(s):

• Tachinids attack: Inferring the relative importance of host phylogeny and ecology on parasitism by the parasitoid flies (Tachinidae: Diptera)

  Sunday, November 9, 2025
  10:24 AM - 10:36 AM Pacific

• Lost insect species: Challenges and methods in detection and reporting

  Sunday, November 9, 2025
  11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Pacific

• Exploring the evolutionary consequences of altitudinal expansion in Colias butterflies

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

• Immunity in the field - how microclimate affects the immune response of Lepidopteran herbivores in the Sierra Nevada

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific

• Rare and at-risk butterfly species in the USA: Assessing trends and data availability

  Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  10:48 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific

• Population structure and genetic diversity of one of the smallest-ranged grass skipper butterflies in North America, the Mardon skipper (Polites mardon)

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  11:06 AM - 11:18 AM Pacific