Chris Grinter, on May 24th, 2010%
A once in a lifetime occurrence, kahepoolne günandromorf. Lühidalt, a glitch during cell differentiation creates asymmetrical chromosome patterns, which leads to asymmetrical sex expression in the adult insect. If you haven’t clicked the link above, do so, it’s an excellent description with some awesome photos.
Back to the butterfly. I . . . → Loe edasi: Awesome Little Butterfly
Chris Grinter, on May 18th, 2010%
Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Go over and explore the latest moth carnival, a gathering of blogs that have featured moths in one way or another over the last month or so.
Chris Grinter, on May 18th, 2010% News in from India, a butterfly photographer has been kidnapped. A local park official who was visiting the north eastern province Arunachal Pradesh was taken at night by a gang of armed youth-rebels. Efforts to find him have been hampered by the weather and remote terrain. India has recently become one of the most difficult . . . → Loe edasi: Ohtlik elu liblikauurija
Chris Grinter, 5. mail, 2010% It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Jah, you read it here first, a positive article about entomology collections. We all need a breather after that Fox news fiasco with the Michigan State collection. The Honolulu Magazine does a really . . . → Loe edasi: Genius pressi, aastal. MEIE
Chris Grinter, 4. mail, 2010%
For those who are not aware, a new book hit the market at the end of last year. “The Moths of Western North America“, Powell and Opler. At only $95 it’s worth every cent (või $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Loe edasi: Kõigile teile ööliblikatele
Chris Grinter, 4. mail, 2010%
Alates piparmündi Pericopinae. Ma salvestasin selle video kohapeal Põhja Costa Rica paar aastat tagasi. Kui jõudsin alla kiirenemist see koi, see oli raske vältida märganud käitumine. Ööliblikas, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Perikopina) ((varem Arctiidae)), on ühine kaitsemehhanism selle grupiga – nad . . . → Loe edasi: Moth parfüümid
Chris Grinter, 2. mail, 2010% Viimased neli nädalavahetustel nüüd olen olnud hane tagaajamine, üks koi, Speedy Heliolonche. See on ilus väike Noctuidae koos roosakas esitiivad ja uimastamise punakasoranž hindwings. Ei ole väga sageli esinenud ja ainult leitud piki Põhja-California mäeahelikud toituvad Malacothrix floccifera – CA endeemiline lill. Iga reis . . . → Loe edasi: The Art of Goose Chase
Chris Grinter, on April 27th, 2010% Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Loe edasi: Taksonoomia Fail
Chris Grinter, on April 23rd, 2010% I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Chris Grinter, 21. aprillil, 2010% I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… nii stay tuned.
2009 was a great season. I . . . → Loe edasi: How I keep myself busy
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