German born Entomologist, got a MS and PhD in Illinois, lived in South Carolina and now in California and work as a Taxonomist for the State of California. Main interest are Diptera: Stratiomyidae, Syrphidae, Therevidae and Tephritidae. I love to travel and visited lots of places all over the globe. I am fascinated by insects since I was about 5, and it never stopped...