Based in DeKalb County, IL. 22yo amateur photographer with a fondness for lepidopterology, as well as host plants, flowers, herps, and owls. Currently a volunteer for the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network! (https://ibmn.org/)
I hope to one day become an advocate for the conservation of nature and make a worthwhile career out of both ecology and photography. You can find me on Instagram! @ kian.bugboy

I stick to IDing what I know best, but will typically upload anything that interests me or sparks my curiosity (which I'm sure I end up misidentifying, so please educate me!) If you'd like to message me about something do feel free.

All captive-raised taxa, even if for a short period, will be marked as such and thus will have the "casual" tag. Rearing butterflies and silk moths is a hobby of mine and allows me to photograph more fellas up-close and personal.

The detrimental threat of habitat loss for what I've come to know and love growing up has become increasingly alarming. My state is known as "The Prairie State," once thriving with millions of acres of abundant life, all working in synergy. It's saddening that even to this day, with one one hundredth of a percent of unique prairies remaining, conservationists have to fight an uphill battle to spread just an ounce of awareness for these diminishing habitats and species. Bell Bowl Prairie is just one of my local examples of inconsiderate authoritarians who, like many others around the world, are slowly ushering us towards a more lifeless, unsustainable Earth for our future generations.

"I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message."
"We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife."
-Steve Irwin

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