Upea pieni perhonen

A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. Lyhyesti, 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 . . . → Lue lisää: Upea pieni perhonen

Koi ja minä #11

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.

The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

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 . . . → Lue lisää: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

Genius of Press, v. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Kyllä, 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 . . . → Lue lisää: Genius of Press, v. VI

To all you Moth-ers

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 (tai $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lue lisää: To all you Moth-ers

Koi Perfume

Alkaen piparminttu Pericopinae. Nauhoitin tämän videon paikan päällä Pohjois Costa Rica muutama vuosi sitten. Kun pääsin alas poimia tämän koi, se oli vaikea välttää huomaamatta käyttäytymisen. Koi, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((käytetään olla Arctiidae)), on yhteinen järjestelyistä tässä ryhmässä – ne . . . → Lue lisää: Koi Perfume

Art of Goose Chase

Viimeiset neljä viikonloppuisin nyt olen ollut reissu, yhden koi, Speedy Heliolonche. Se on kaunis pieni Noctuidae kanssa punertava forewings ja upea oranssinpunainen hindwings. Se ei ole kovin usein törmännyt ja vain löytyy pitkin Pohjois-Kaliforniassa vuoristojen ravintonsa Malacothrix floccifera – CA endeeminen kukka. Jokainen matka . . . → Lue lisää: Art of Goose Chase

Taksonomian Fail

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 . . . → Lue lisää: Taksonomian Fail

Uusi tekniikka Page!

Olen juuri kuvattu minun tapa levittää microlepidoptera, mennä tutkimaan tekniikoita sivu. Joka on riittävän rohkea yrittää sitä?

How I keep myself busy

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… joten pysy kuulolla.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Lue lisää: How I keep myself busy