MARION, Iowa (AP) — Most of what’s known about moths in Iowa has been discovered by two Cedar Rapids-area citizen scientists.

Working together for more than 15 years, Frank Olsen of Cedar Rapids and Jim Durbin of Marion — neither of whom has formal degrees related to their endeavor — have collected and identified representatives of more than 1,800 Iowa-dwelling moth species.

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