Av Chris Grinter, on August 1st, 2011% Chiricahua multidentata (Mätare)
This Monday’s moth is a spectacular species from the mountains of Arizona – Chiricahua multidentata, a Geometrid. The only known location for this species is at the very top of the Chiricahua mountains above 9,000 fot (which was just bruned to a crisp). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal
Av Chris Grinter, on July 25th, 2011% This Monday I am departing from the usual Arctiinae for something completely different – a microlep! This is a Nepticulidae, Stigmella diffasciae, and it measures in at a whopping 6 mm. I can’t take credit for spreading this moth – all of the nepticulids I have photographed are from the California Academy of Sciences and . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal
Av Chris Grinter, den 22 juli, 2011% It’s been a little while since the last GOP challenge, but this is a softball. I’m hoping they were just too lazy to find a more suitable image…
Av Chris Grinter, den 18 juli, 2011% I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LA – although in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Men . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal
Av Chris Grinter, on July 12th, 2011% Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . . . → Läs mer: Curators Astounded!
Av Chris Grinter, on July 11th, 2011% Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (nedan).
Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)
This . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal
Av Chris Grinter, den 5 juli, 2011%
Det verkar som att det finns en övervikt av urbana legender som involverar insekter som kryper in i våra ansikten medan vi sover. Den mest kända myten är något i stil med “du äter 8 spindlar om året när de sover“. Faktiskt när du googlar att siffran sträcker sig från 4 till 8… up to . . . → Läs mer: Allt nytt, Attackera malar!
Av Chris Grinter, den 30 juni, 2011%
Micronecta Scholtz
Kullarna i den europeiska landsbygden lever i kören av amorös, skriker, manliga vattenlevande insekter. Den lilla insekten ovan, Micronecta Scholtz (Buksimmare), åtgärderna på en jättestor 2,3 mm och ändå ger ett klick / surrande ljud lätt hörbara för det mänskliga örat över vattenytan. To put that in . . . → Läs mer: Den oerhört högt värld bug kön
Av Chris Grinter, den 20 juni, 2011% Jag kommer att hålla bollen i rullning med denna serie och försöka göra det mer regelbunden. Jag kommer också att fokusera på att lyfta fram en ny art varje vecka från de massiva samlingar här på California Academy of Sciences. Detta bör ge mig tillräckligt med material för… åtminstone ett par hundra år.
Gram . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal
Av Chris Grinter, on June 14th, 2011% Maps/containment % updated: 16 Juni
As July approaches I being to look forward to the Pacific Coast meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Samhället. This year it will take place in Prescott Arizona, ca 2 hours north of Phoenix. And as of this moment it is one of the few places in Arizona not on fire. . . . → Läs mer: Arizona i brand
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