During the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting in San Diego (Dec 7th-12th) we have organized a symposium that examines the breadth of larval Lepidoptera research and demonstrates its importance in an evolutionary framework.

We are fortunate to have an excellent group of researchers presenting on a range of larval topics, and hope that you will be able to join us. Program finalization will occur in early fall and final dates will be posted, when available.

Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs
Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) caterpillar biology: Food plants, DNA barcodes, and parasitoids in a complex tropical forest

Winnie Hallwachs and Daniel Janzen
Part II, ACG caterpillar biology: Food plants, DNA barcodes, and parasitoids in a complex tropical forest

Lauri Kaila
Phylogeny of the Gelechioidea based on larval and adult morphology

Andre Freitas
Contributions of juvenile characters to butterfly systematics

Marc Epstein
Moving along the branches: Evolution of larval locomotion

John T. Lill
Interspecific interactions and the evolutionary ecology of forest caterpillars

Susan J. Weller
Evolution of arctiid larval morphology and life histories

Phil J. DeVries
Evolution of lepidopteran larval communication