Akito Y. Kawahara

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Akito Y. Kawahara
Born	New York City, United States
Education	Cornell University, B.S. Smithsonian Institution & University of Maryland, M.S. and Ph.D. all in Entomology
Alma mater	Cornell University
Known for	Entomology, Evolution
Scientific career
Fields	Biology Evolutionary Biology Entomology
Institutions	University of Florida
Website	Profile

Akito Y. Kawahara is an American and Japanese entomologist, scientist, and advocate of nature education, and the son of the modern conceptual artist On Kawara.

Kawahara is a Professor and Curator at the University of Florida and lead researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.^[1] He was named Director of the McGuire Center in August 2023.^[2] He holds the position of Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History.