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A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. Krótko mówiąc, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: An Awesome Little Butterfly Poleć znajomym! 3 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna)  Entomologia  Motyle, Gynandromorph, Lepidoptera 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. Poleć znajomym!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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist Poleć znajomym! 2 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Motyle, Zagrożenia Zbieranie, Fotografia It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Tak, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Geniusz prasy, v. VI Poleć znajomym! 2 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Zbieranie, Entomologia, Głoska bezdźwięczna 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 (lub $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Czytaj więcej: To all you Moth-ers Poleć znajomym! Jeden komentarz - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Book Review, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Ćmy 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Moth Perfume Poleć znajomym! 5 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Motyle, Defensive Behavior, Entomologia, Zagrożenia Zbieranie, Lepidoptera, Ćmy 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: The Art of a Goose Chase Poleć znajomym! 10 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Entomologia, Kwiaty, Zagrożenia Zbieranie, Lepidoptera, Ćmy, Non-Owady 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Taksonomia fail Poleć znajomym! 4 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Motyle, Crank, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Nowych gatunków Właśnie pokazano moje metody rozprzestrzeniania Molowce, go poznać techniki strony. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Poleć znajomym! 4 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Zbieranie, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Ćmy, Techniki 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… więc stay tuned. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Czytaj więcej: How I keep myself busy Poleć znajomym! 3 komentarzy - (Możliwość dodawania komentarzy nie jest dostępna) Entomologia Zbieranie, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Ćmy |
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