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Una volta in un evento di vita, un gynandromorph bilaterale. In breve, un inconveniente durante la differenziazione cellulare crea pattern cromosomiche asimmetrici, che porta all'espressione sesso asimmetrica in insetto adulto. Se non avete cliccato il link qui sopra, farlo, si tratta di una descrizione eccellente con alcune foto impressionanti. Torna alla farfalla. Io . . . → Per saperne di più: An Awesome Piccola farfalla Condividi questo!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. Condividi questo!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 . . . → Per saperne di più: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist Condividi questo!It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Sì, 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 . . . → Per saperne di più: Genio della Stampa, in. VI Condividi questo!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 (o $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Per saperne di più: To all you Moth-ers Condividi questo!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 – they . . . → Per saperne di più: Moth Perfume Condividi questo! 5 commenti - (I commenti sono chiusi)  Entomologia  Farfalle, Defensive Behavior, Entomologia, Rischi di raccolta, Lepidotteri, falene 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 . . . → Per saperne di più: L'arte della caccia all'oca Condividi questo! 10 commenti - (I commenti sono chiusi) Entomologia Entomologia, Fiori, Rischi di raccolta, Lepidotteri, falene, Non-Insetti Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.PDF). Se scorri un po' in basso puoi vedere la traduzione in inglese. A prima vista questo sembra un documento di tassonomia standard con descrizioni di specie semplici. Potresti anche pensare a te stesso, “eh, chiedo perché stanno descrivendo specie da un solo esemplare”. Not the . . . → Per saperne di più: Tassonomia Fail Condividi questo! 4 commenti - (I commenti sono chiusi) Entomologia Farfalle, Crank, Entomologia, Lepidotteri, Nuova Specie I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Condividi questo! 4 commenti - (I commenti sono chiusi) Entomologia Raccolta, Entomologia, Lepidotteri, falene, Tecniche 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… quindi rimanete sintonizzati. 2009 was a great season. Io . . . → Per saperne di più: How I keep myself busy Condividi questo! |
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