Oleh Chris Grinter, pada 24 Mei, 2010%
A sekali dalam kejadian seumur hidup, gynandromorph dua hala. Pendek, yang berlaku akibat gangguan dalam pembezaan sel mewujudkan corak kromosom simetri, yang membawa kepada ungkapan seks simetri dalam serangga dewasa. Jika anda tidak klik pautan di atas, berbuat demikian, ia adalah satu penerangan yang sangat baik dengan beberapa gambar yang menggerunkan.
Kembali ke rama-rama. saya . . . → Baca Lebih: Satu Little Butterfly Awesome
Oleh 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.
Oleh 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist
Oleh Chris Grinter, pada 5 Mei, 2010% It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Ya, 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Genius Akhbar, v. VI
Oleh Chris Grinter, on May 4th, 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 (atau $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Baca Lebih: Kepada semua ibu-ibu
Oleh Chris Grinter, on May 4th, 2010%
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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Minyak Wangi Rama-Rama
Oleh Chris Grinter, 2 Mei, 2010% Untuk empat hujung minggu yang lalu sekarang saya telah mengejar angsa, untuk satu rama-rama, Heliolonche celeris. Ia adalah Noctuidae kecil yang cantik dengan sayap depan merah jambu dan sayap belakang merah jingga yang menakjubkan. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – bunga endemik CA. Every trip . . . → Baca Lebih: Seni Mengejar Angsa
Oleh 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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Taksonomi Gagal
Oleh 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?
Oleh Chris Grinter, pada 21 April, 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… jadi tinggal ditala.
2009 was a great season. saya . . . → Baca Lebih: How I keep myself busy
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