Satu Little Butterfly Awesome

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

Ini rama-rama dan Me #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 . . . → Baca Lebih: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

Genius Akhbar, 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. 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

Kepada semua ibu-ibu

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

Minyak Wangi Rama-Rama

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 groupthey . . . → Baca Lebih: Minyak Wangi Rama-Rama

Seni Mengejar Angsa

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

Taksonomi Gagal

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

Halaman Teknik Baru!

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… jadi tinggal ditala.

2009 was a great season. saya . . . → Baca Lebih: How I keep myself busy