Ryan A. St Laurent

Florida Museum of Natural History — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(60), Plant and animal studies(45), Species Distribution and Climate Change(20), Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny(12), Entomological Studies and Ecology(12)

Publications73 total

Report on the rediscovery of Thacona ferreopicta (Hampson, 1900) (Lepidoptera, Scranciidae) with the first description of female genitalia from India
ENTOMON·2025Open Access
Ultraconserved Elements Reveal the Relationship Between Facultative Keratinophagy and Synanthropic Evolution in Clothes Moths
Molecular Ecology·2025Open Access
Strong bat predation and weak environmental constraints predict longer moth tails
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Phylogenomics of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): A Subfamily-Level Reclassification
Smithsonian contributions to zoology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Nystaleinae moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): A morphological review of the subfamily
Zootaxa·2025
Ultraconserved elements reveal the relationship between facultative keratinophagy and synanthropic evolution in clothes moths
2025Open Access
Referee report. For: The genome sequence of the Black-veined White butterfly, Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd·2025Open Access
Nocturnal delivery: First record of orchid pollinia (Orchidales: Orchidaceae) on prominent moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)
REVISTA CHILENA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Integrative taxonomic revision of the <i>Cerurina-Afrocerura</i> genus-pair (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae, Cerurinae)
Insect Systematics and Diversity·2024· 1 cited
Day–night gene expression reveals circadian gene <i>disco</i> as a candidate for diel-niche evolution in moths
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Stronger bat predation and weaker environmental constraints predict longer moth tails
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Comprehensive phylogeny of Pieridae butterflies reveals strong correlation between diversification and temperature
iScience·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
The life histories of <i>Americerura</i> (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Cerurinae) from southern Brazil, with the description of a new species
Journal of Natural History·2024
Supplementary data for manuscript: Day-night gene expression reveals circadian gene <i>disco </i>as a candidate for diel-niche evolution in moths.
Figshare·2024Open Access
The life histories of Americerura (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Cerurinae) from southern Brazil, with the description of a new species
Open MIND·2024Open Access
Hiding in plain sight: Phylogenomics reveals a new branch on the <scp>Noctuoidea</scp> tree of life
Systematic Entomology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
A new genus of Heterocampinae (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) from Central and South America
Insect Systematics & Evolution·2023Open Access
Anurocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): two new species, systematics and immature stages
Zootaxa·2023Open Access
The developmental gene <i>disco</i> regulates diel-niche evolution in adult moths
2023Open Access
A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2023· 160 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Akito Y. Kawahara(19), Ana Paula S. Carvalho(11), Kelly M. Dexter(8), Chandra Earl(7), Carlos G. C. Mielke(7), Ian J. Kitching(6), Jesse W. Breinholt(6), Chris A. Hamilton(6), Caroline Storer(5), Hannah L. Owens(5), Kwaku Aduse‐Poku(5), Rebeccah L. Messcher(5), Nicholas T. Homziak(5), Helena Piccoli Romanowski(5), Marianne Espeland(5), Naomi E. Pierce(5), David J. Lohman(5), Daniel Herbin(5), Liliana Prada-Lara(5), David Plotkin(4)