Busy as a Moth

That’s how the saying goes, dritt? Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was a great excuse to get back into the field and it was the first time I collected Arizona in the fall. Temps were still pushing the mid . . . → Aqra Aktar: Busy as a Moth

It-tnejn Moth

Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (probably) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

Stink Bug Stink

CNN issa qabża fuq il-bandwagon ta 'bashing FOX-esque ta' finanzjament xjentifiku. Ir-reporter Erin Burnett “rapporti” dwar il-finanzjament federali ta' $5.7 miljun dollaru biex jgħin fil-ġlieda kontra l-Brown Marmorated Stink Bug invażiv (Halyomorpha halys). Is-sarkasmu ta 'Burnett huwa kważi oħxon biżżejjed biex jidħol f'livelli SNL ta' redikoluż, imma tidher ġenwina fiha . . . → Aqra Aktar: Stink Bug Stink

Essenzjali biex il-Lepidoptera tal-Kanada

Ftit xhur ilu ċavetta magnífico għall-Lepidoptera tal-Kanada (kollha kemm huma) ġie ppubblikat mill Jason Dombroskie – student PhD mill-U. ta Alberta. Il-programm huwa disponibbli għall-utenti twieqi biss so I ma kellhomx ċans tajjeb biex tesplora encore – iżda l-PDF huwa disponibbli online . . . → Aqra Aktar: Essenzjali biex il-Lepidoptera tal-Kanada

It-tnejn Moth

Par Gnophaela vermiculata

 

Dan it-tnejn kamla huwa Arctiinae, Vermiculata Gnophaela. Dawn moths jum li jtajru sbieħ kienu abbundanti fuq il-fjuri annuus isfar madwar 9000′ fil-Santa Fe Nazzjonali tal-Foresti, New Mexico. Ċineg għalf fuq bluebells, iżda l-adulti jippreferu l-ogħla kwalità sors nektar fil-qasam – which fortunately makes . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

Sexy, Fliexken Birra Sexy

Il 2011 Iċ-ċerimonja tal-Ig Nobel saret ilbieraħ fit-Teatru Sanders ta’ Harvard. Il-premju huwa sponsorjat mill-Riċerka improbabbli, organizzazzjoni li tiġbor affaxxinanti, fard, u dokumenti ta 'riċerka outright hilarious li trijonf l-idea li mhux kollha tax-xjenza huwa boring. Fost ir-riċevituri distinti ta’ din is-sena kien hemm sieħbu entomologist u blogger David Rentz, li rċieva l- . . . → Aqra Aktar: Sexy, Fliexken Birra Sexy

Il Microcosmos Jogħlew

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Id-dinja tal-insetti mikroskopiċi hija waħda differenti ħafna minn tagħna u rari ningħataw ħjiel fiha. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) fit-titjira. These insects are . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il Microcosmos Jogħlew

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Ikkonverti nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Din il-kamla tat-Tnejn hija mara tal-isturdament tan-Neotropical Megalopygidae – Ikkonverti nigrorufa. Ed Ross u Ev Schlinger ġabru dan il-kampjun fil-Peru fil 1955, u smajt ħafna stejjer dwar dawn l-ispedizzjonijiet epiċi. Ma nistax verament nimmaġina li nivvjaġġa permezz tal-vapur tal-merkanzija, being gone for six or more . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

Ġenju tal-Istampa XXI

Dan huwa falliment pjuttost epika. I raden il- “adult żagħżugħ” linji gwida pubblikazzjoni huma inqas stretti ma “fatti”.

 

 

 

Grazzi lil Richard Lee Brown talli poġġa dan l-ewwel fuq Facebook.

It-tnejn Moth

Oops, Qabejt il-kamla tat-Tnejn li għadda, allura hawn tnejn! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.

 

Parasa darma (Limacodidae)

 

Parotis marginata (Crambidae)

 

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