About Arūnas Diškus
I am a researcher working on global faunas, taxonomy & phylogeny and the global biodiversity of the smallest Lepidoptera (insects). One of the most fundamental challenges for mankind in the 21st century is to document the extent and distribution of global biodiversity, and to understand the ecological processes that generate and maintain it.
Research Focus 1
Assembling the Tree of Life. An extensive and intensive taxonomic description of species (or taxa of other rank) of poorly known primitive Lepidoptera: our preliminary estimates suggest that solely in nepticuloids (Lepidoptera) about 65% (or 40% in tischeroids) await discovery and description. Investigation of diversification within nepticuloids, tischerioids and other related groups of Lepidoptera: why it is that some taxa are more diverse than others. Using the data for biodiversity measurement and sett
About Arūnas Diškus