Một tuyệt vời ít bướm

Một lần trong một sự xuất hiện đời, a bilateral gynandromorph. Trong ngắn hạn, một trục trặc trong quá trình phân chia tế bào nhiễm sắc thể tạo ra mô hình không đối xứng, dẫn đến biểu hiện giới tính không đối xứng trong côn trùng trưởng thành. Nếu bạn không nhấp vào liên kết ở trên, làm như vậy, nó là một mô tả tuyệt vời với một số hình ảnh tuyệt vời.

Quay lại bướm. I . . . → Đọc thêm: Một tuyệt vời ít bướm

The Moth and 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 . . . → Đọc thêm: The Dangerous Life of a Lepidopterist

Genius của báo chí, 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. Vâng, 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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Genius của báo chí, v. VI

To all you Moth-ers

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 (hoặc $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Đọc thêm: To all you Moth-ers

Moth Perfume

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 – họ . . . → Đọc thêm: Moth Perfume

The Art of a Goose Chase

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 flocciferaa CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Đọc thêm: The Art of a Goose Chase

Phân loại thất bại

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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Phân loại thất bại

New Technique Page!

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… do đó chơ.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Đọc thêm: How I keep myself busy