An Awesome Parva Gloria

A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. Quid multa?, 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 . . . → Lege plus: An Awesome Parva Gloria

De tinea et me #11

Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Ite et tardus tinea agunt explorare, collectio diariorum quae tineas edunt uno modo vel alio per mensem vel sic.

The Life of a Periculosi Lepidopterist

In India News from, papilio pretium fuerit rapiendis. A loci officiali qui parco autem, perambulans aquilonis provincia Orientalium Arunachal Pradesh capta armatorum caterva noctu ab adulescentia refractariorum. Conatus est invenire et remota loca tempestate impediti. India unum ex maxime difficile nuper factus . . . → Lege plus: The Life of a Periculosi Lepidopterist

Geniumque Press, v. VI

Bonum est mutare unumquemque in tempore iacere, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Etiam, hic primum legitis, 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 . . . → Lege plus: Geniumque Press, v. VI

Ad vos omnes

Nam qui nesciunt, 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 (vel $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lege plus: Ad vos omnes

Moth Perfume

Inde litora Pericopinae. Recordantes quod video, situm in septem annis Global. Cumque venissem ad colligunt usque hoc tinea, ad vitare dura animadversione moribus. The tinea, Chetone angularis (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((usus esse Arctiidae)), quia hoc habet a communi defensionis mechanism group – illi . . . → Lege plus: Moth Perfume

De Arte anserino Chase

Nunc enim sum in weekends anser venandi quattuor, nam neque tinea demolitur, Heliolonche celeris. Est pulchra parva Noctuidae pinkish, cum pulchra alas anteriores et aurantiaco-rufus hindwings. Non est saepius occurrit: et in tantum reperitur in escam cedentibus montibus per borium California Malacothrix floccifera – CA a flore endemic. Quisque vestibulum . . . → Lege plus: De Arte anserino Chase

Defectum Taxinomia

Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). Si librum usque ad frenum potes videre translationem anglicus. Hoc primo aspectu similis est chartae normae taxonomiae cum descriptionibus osseis nudis speciebus. Etiam te ipsum putare potes, “huh, mirentur cur species ex uno tantum specimine describuntur”. Not the . . . → Lege plus: Defectum Taxinomia

New Page Technique!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

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… sic subsisto tuned.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Lege plus: How I keep myself busy