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A once in a lifetime occurrence, aldebiko ginandromorfoa. Laburbilduz, 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: An Awesome Little Butterfly Share honetan!Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Joan zaitez eta arakatu azken sitsaren inauteriak, azken hilabetean edo era batera edo bestera sitsak agertu dituzten blogen topaketa. Share honetan!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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Lepidopterista baten bizitza arriskutsua Share honetan!It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Bai, 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Prentsaren jenioa, v. VI Share honetan!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 (edo $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Gehiago irakurri: To all you Moth-ers Share honetan!From a peppermint Pericopinae. I recorded this video on-site in northern Costa Rica a few years ago. When I reached down to pick up this moth, it was hard to avoid noticing the behavior. The moth, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((used to be Arctiidae)), has a common defensive mechanism for this group – dute . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Moth Perfume Share honetan! 5 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)  Entomología  Tximeletak, Defensive Behavior, Entomología, Bilketa-arriskuak, Lepidoptera, Sitsak For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Heliolonche celeris. It’s a beautiful small Noctuidae with pinkish forewings and stunning orange-red hindwings. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – a CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Gehiago irakurri: The Art of a Goose Chase Share honetan! 10 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Entomología, Loreak, Bilketa-arriskuak, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Ez-Insects 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Taxonomia Fail Share honetan! 4 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Tximeletak, Crank, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Espezie berria Mikrolepidopteroak zabaltzeko nire metodoa ilustratu berri dut, joan tekniken orria arakatu. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Share honetan! 4 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Biltzen, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Teknikak 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… beraz, egonaldia sintonizatuta. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Gehiago irakurri: How I keep myself busy Share honetan! |
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