As you have read in the past edition of the “Flutterings”, during the IABES conference held in Holland in October 2017, many speakers (including myself) had the opportunity to share our perspectives around different topics that have an impact in our industry, and actively involve the audience to take part of the discussions. 

Considering the audience...

Philip James DeVries PhD (born March 7, 1952) is a tropical biologist whose research focuses on entomology and evolution, especially butterflies. His best-known work includes symbioses between caterpillars, ants and plants, and community level biodiversity of rainforest butterflies.

During the late 1970s, DeVries was a curator of Lepidoptera at the...