Staff Spotlight
Dr. Andrei Sourakov
Collections Coordinator
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Hull Road & SW 34th Street, UF Cultural Plaza
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-2013
Email: asourakov@flmnh.ufl.edu
Ph.D. University of Florida, 1997
Concurrent Appointments
Graduate Faculty, Entomology Department, University of Florida, IFAS
Research Interests
Lepidoptera systematics, ecology, parasitism, DNA barcoding, biological control.
Related Activities
- 2007 - Present. Editor, Journal of Tropical Lepidoptera Research
- 2005-Present. Center for Systematic Entomology - member of the board. Chair of the Electronic Dissemination Committee; VP
- 2007 - Present. Editor, McGuire Center News
- 2002-present. McGuire Center's Exhibits Committee: member/scientist/writer/photographer
Teaching at UF
- Techniques in Lepidoptera Systematics, University of Florida (Entomology & Nematology, Fall 2004)
- Lepidoptera Biology (IDH 3931) - guest lecturer - 2006-2009
- Biology of Lepidoptera (ENY - 6932) - will be offered Spring 2010
Select Lectures
Science Sunday Series, Florida Museum of Natural History (Reproduction Systems in Lepidoptera, Parasitoid Biology)
Staff
Michael Mc Cowan - technical research assistant
Current Graduate Students Supervised
Thomson Paris, Entomology and Nematology, M.S.
- 2003-present. Graduate committee member, Department of Entomology & Nematology, UF (4 M.S., 1 Ph.D.)
Representative Peer-Reviewed Publications
Lukhtanov V. A., A. Sourakov,, E. V. Zakharov, and P. D. N. Hebert, 2009. DNA barcoding Central Asian butterflies: increasing geographical dimension does not significantly reduce the success of species identification. Molecular Ecology Resources, doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02577.x
Sourakov, A. , 2009. Notes on biology of gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in north-central Florida. J. Lepidopterists' Society (in press).
Sourakov, A. , and T. C. Emmel, 2008. Life history and karyology of Paralasa nepalica (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 18(1): 40-42.
Sourakov, A. , 2008. Trophic interactions involving Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Lepidotera: Pyralidae) and Passiflora incarnata (Passifloraceae). Florida Entomologist, 91(1):136-138.
Sourakov, A. ,and E. R. Mitchell, 2002. Sex allocation in progeny of Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). J. Entomological Science, 37(2):210-211.
Sourakov, A. , and E. R. Mitchell, 2002. Laboratory biology of Chetogena scutellaris (Diptera: Tachinidae). Florida Entomologist, 85(2):341-343.
Sourakov, A. , and E. R. Mitchell, 2001. Effect of cool temperatures on oviposition and development of Cotesia marginiventris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Florida Entomologist, 84(2):308-309.
Sourakov, A. , T. C. Emmel, and T. B. Larsen, 1997. Contributions to studies of West African Butterflies. Tropical Lepidoptera, 8 (Supplement 3). 43pp.
Sourakov, A. , 1996 & 2000. Notes on the genus Calisto, with descriptions of the immature stages (Parts I & II) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera, 7(1: Part 2): 91-112.
Dantchenko A., T. C. Emmel, and Sourakov, A. , 1995. Nuclear pollution and gynandromorphic butterflies in southern Russia. Holarctic Lepidoptera, 2(2): 77-79.
Sourakov, A. , 1995. Systematics, evolutionary biology and population genetics of the Cercyonis pegala Group (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Holarctic Lepidoptera, 2(1): 1-21.
Johnson K. and Sourakov, A. , 1993. Haistreak butterflies of the genus Serratofalca (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tropical Lepidoptera, 4(2): 107-118.
Total number of publications: Peer-reviewed 35; other 28
Representative Popular Publications
Sourakov A., 2009. Butterfly effect in evolution. (in Russian). Priroda (Nature), 3: 76-85.
Sourakov A., 2008. Pupal mating in Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia): photographic evidence. News of Lepidopterists' Society, 50(1): 26-29, 32.
Sourakov A., 2008. Inquilines and Cleptoparasites. In Encyclopedia of Entomology, Springer; 2nd edition, J. L. Capinera editor, Pp. 1955-1958.
Sourakov A. and T. C. Emmel. 2008. Conservation of Insects. In Encyclopedia of Entomology, Springer; 2nd edition, J. L. Capinera editor, Pp. 1025-1035.
Sourakov A., 2002. Night Bloomers and their matchmakers. California Wild, 55(4): 13-17.
Sourakov A., Fall 2001. Lunch on the Host: the inside story of insect parasitism. (PDF) California Wild, 54 (4): 28-34.
Select Presentation at Scientific Meetings
2006, Richness and phenology of a moth community in northcentral Florida. 57th Meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society of America (with G.T. Austin)
2005, The Miami Blue Butterfly: a year in review and look at future research. 56th Meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society of America (with E. Saarinen and J. Daniels)
Calisto. Biology of Butterflies Conference, Leiden, Holland
1999, Some Curious Facts about Island Biogeography of Satyrinae. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera Annual Meeting
Field Work
Dagestan (1983); Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan (1984); Armenia (1985, 1996); Russian Far East (1990, 1995); Turkmenistan (1990); Crimea (1990); Altai, Russia (1991); Costa Rica (1992, 2005, 07); Madagascar (1993); Brazil (1993, 1995); Colorado (1993-1995); Ecuador (1993, 1999); Kenya (1994); Dominican Republic (1994 - 2002); French Guiana (1995); Peru (1995); Ghana (1996); Nepal (1997); Solomon Islands (1998); S. Florida (1993-2002); North-central Florida (1999-2002); Argentina, 2008.
Select Personal Photographic Exhibits
2007 - Tibetans in Nepal: Impressions from a Natural History Expedition. Florida Museum of Natural History, Feb-May.
2003 - Portraits of Florida Insects. Florida Museum of Natural History, Sept.-Jan.
2002 - The World of Butterflies. Florida Museum of Natural History, Sept.-Jan.
Select Photography Awards
2009 - Elegance of Science Contest (University of Florida Marston Science Library), 1st place.
2003 - Federal Wildlife Federation photo contest, finalist.