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Brigette Valencia Zacharczenko, PhD
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Journal Figures
Final figures published in my own publications, and freelance scientific illustrations for use in publications by other scientists.
![Sympistis forbesi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_24d09d66f2da4ce789b1ee4c9df3a090.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_24d09d66f2da4ce789b1ee4c9df3a090.jpg)
Chaetotaxy and mandible
![Sympistis forbesi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_8d63b86b5c1548d7be75c36a915123bf.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_8d63b86b5c1548d7be75c36a915123bf.jpg)
Pupa
![Acronictinae TBOs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_504d798f375a45f2a96e078bda01ad44.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_194,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_504d798f375a45f2a96e078bda01ad44.jpg)
Trifine brush organs / abdominal courtship brushes for four acronictine species
![Alewives](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_3620a11482124683a0128b87290d55d3.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_114,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_3620a11482124683a0128b87290d55d3.jpg)
Alewife illustrations for Dr. Jon Velotta
Stippling
Drawings done entirely in pen and ink, with traditional stippling technique.
![Acronicta falcula](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_c5be355c51654538ae3992f1b06dfa49.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_92,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_c5be355c51654538ae3992f1b06dfa49.jpg)
9x12" pen and ink on double sided drafting film
Line Drawings
Drawings done entirely in pen and ink.
![Resting postures](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_e7ccbf1824a74cee8604802d1b8ee0d7.jpg/v1/fill/w_153,h_198,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_e7ccbf1824a74cee8604802d1b8ee0d7.jpg)
7 different resting postures of Acronicta caterpillars
![Acronicta setae](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_b2c939ef050f432396f94cab4266f044.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_b2c939ef050f432396f94cab4266f044.jpg)
Setae of Acronicta afflicta and Acronicta funeralis
![Beetles mating](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_5b3c7db8b9e44ab0bf7a0d9189d82e3f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_118,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_5b3c7db8b9e44ab0bf7a0d9189d82e3f.jpg)
![Beetles mating](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_6cc755e338a94c67b3373ee1560f9b01.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_118,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_6cc755e338a94c67b3373ee1560f9b01.jpg)
![Craneflies mating](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_818a0e4457ea4e378027d9ff311bc47f.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_180,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_818a0e4457ea4e378027d9ff311bc47f.jpg)
Digital
Some drawings were done first by pencil and/or ink, then finished using a tablet and photoshop and/or illustrator.
The ones that look like paintings were done with the app Fresh Paint on a Surface 3 tablet.
![Acronicta setae](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_61f3c6204a364f2d8f34297177e3748f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_109,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_61f3c6204a364f2d8f34297177e3748f.jpg)
Setae from 8 different Acronicta species
![Acronicta paddle setae](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_1cbaa6c60fbc4502abae211518c3eaab.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_1cbaa6c60fbc4502abae211518c3eaab.jpg)
Paddle-shaped setae from 5 different Acronicta species
![Acronicta ova](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_e5e5033490e943e8b6fe472bfcbd2214.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_e5e5033490e943e8b6fe472bfcbd2214.jpg)
Ova from 12 different Acronicta species
![Acronicta heads](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_1c6ed386bdb643468bfcba77d81e874a.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_65,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_1c6ed386bdb643468bfcba77d81e874a.jpg)
Four different Acronicta head patterns
![Acronicta afflicta](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_9ad5a6445c4442d682a9406242666824.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_28,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_9ad5a6445c4442d682a9406242666824.png)
Drawn in the app Fresh Paint
![Acronicta aceris](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_2c6cdd46c18b46bca5ae3e16a4d7d397.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_28,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_2c6cdd46c18b46bca5ae3e16a4d7d397.png)
Drawn in the app Fresh Paint
![Acronicta lobeliae](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_84e2d18ea0654eb4856a57f788123107.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_28,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_84e2d18ea0654eb4856a57f788123107.png)
Drawn in the app Fresh Paint
Markers
Marker drawings colored with either Sharpies or Prismacolor markers.
Sketches
Pencil sketches.
![Chaetotaxa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_5f11e481ccca4275aab29fa5e5ad6ec7.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_5f11e481ccca4275aab29fa5e5ad6ec7.jpg)
Typical caterpillar head and setae
![Caterpillar sketch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_8e17982969fd441cb27bd6d641ec24d7.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_8e17982969fd441cb27bd6d641ec24d7.jpg)
![Acronicta ova](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_f08f4433a6bc4c2baccce7c917aeaecc.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_f08f4433a6bc4c2baccce7c917aeaecc.jpg)
Two Acronicta eggs showing the developing larvae.
![Sympistis forbesi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_1dfbd6e1bb2442b2a35ee628eb7e20ce.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_1dfbd6e1bb2442b2a35ee628eb7e20ce.jpg)
Larval sketches
![Pooping caterpillar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_62c6b3da7e08408d995d275054876840.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_62c6b3da7e08408d995d275054876840.jpg)
Acronicta americana caterpillar caught in the act of dropping frass.
![Trifine Brush Organ](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_d3690b20c6b84c109f236260237cbd74.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_203,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_d3690b20c6b84c109f236260237cbd74.jpg)
TBO of Mythimna sp.
![Caterpillars](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e90_a0454054013840d481de879eb489c448.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_191,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9c3e90_a0454054013840d481de879eb489c448.jpg)
Preliminary sketches