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Një herë në një dukuri të jetës, a bilateral gynandromorph. Me pak fjalë, një anomali gjatë diferencimit qelizor krijon modele asimetrike kromozomeve, e cila çon në shprehje seksi asimetrik në insekt të rritur. Nëse ju nuk e keni klikuar në linkun e mësipërm, bërë këtë, kjo është një përshkrim të shkëlqyer me disa foto të awesome. Mbrapsht në fluturës. I . . . → Lexo më shumë: Një Pak Butterfly mbresëlënës Share këtë!Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Shkoni dhe eksploroni karnavalin më të fundit të molës, një grumbullim blogesh që kanë paraqitur tenja në një mënyrë ose në një tjetër gjatë muajit të fundit apo më shumë. Share këtë!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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: Jeta e rrezikshme e një lepidopteristi Share këtë!It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Po, 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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: Genius e shtypit, v. VI Share këtë!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 (ose $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lexo më shumë: To all you Moth-ers Share këtë!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 – ata . . . → Lexo më shumë: Moth Perfume Share këtë! 5 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura)  Entomologji  Butterflies, Defensive Behavior, Entomologji, Rreziqet e Mbledhja, Lepidoptera, Insekte 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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: The Art of a Goose Chase Share këtë! 10 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Entomologji, Lule, Rreziqet e Mbledhja, Lepidoptera, Insekte, Jo Insektet 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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: Dështimi i Taksonomisë Share këtë! 4 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Butterflies, Mavij, Entomologji, Lepidoptera, Speciet e reja I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Share këtë! 4 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Mbledhjen, Entomologji, Lepidoptera, Insekte, Teknika 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… kështu që qëndrojnë tuned. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Lexo më shumë: Si e mbaj veten të zënë Share këtë! |
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