It-tnejn Moth

Dan l-annimal beautiful huwa kamla I imrobbija mit Quercus Palmeri fl-Muntanji Chiricahua 'Arizona. Huwa fil-Gracillariidae familja u l-aktar probabbli fil-ġeneru Acrocercops – skond Dave Wagner jista 'jirrappreżenta speċi ġdida, iżda li mhix ħaġa mhux komuni ma 'moths żgħar. Kien pjuttost abbundanti, hekk . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

LepCourse 2013 – jitgħallmu dwar moths u l-friefet!

Jien eċċitati li jkunu qed jipparteċipaw din is-sena bħala għalliem għall-Kors Lepidoptera fuq l-Istazzjon ta 'Riċerka Southwestern qrib Portal, Arizona. I ser tkun waħda mit-tmien għalliema oħra li se tipprovdi l-idejn fuq u intensa kors 9-jum twil fuq il-ġbir, preservazzjoni u l-identifikazzjoni ta 'Lepidoptera. I really ma tistax timmaġina aħjar mod . . . → Aqra Aktar: LepCourse 2013 – jitgħallmu dwar moths u l-friefet!

It-tnejn Moth

Din il-ġimgħa jien qsim ċkejkna, scruffy, u semi-kompetenti mifruxa Nepticulidae fil-ġeneru Stigmella mill-istess nasba tad-dawl ta 'Prescott Arizona bħala l-aħħar ftit it-tnejn Moths. I normalment ma taqsmu ritratt ta 'kamla li ma jkunx fl-aħjar kondizzjoni, imma jien jużaw dan bħala eżempju ta ' . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

It-tnejn Moth

Kif dwar Gelechiidae ieħor mhux identifikat mill-istess post bħall-kampjun preċedenti (No. Prescott Arizona). Jien tieħu stab fil dan kamla li jkun fl-genus Chionodes – u huwa superfiċjalment simili għall-ispeċi C. continuella. Thankfully hemm monografu dan il-grupp (Moths 'l-Amerika tat-Tramuntana tal-Messiku, faxxiklu 7.6) . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

It-tnejn Moth

 

Dan kamla huwa eżempju tajjeb ta 'dak lott ta' friefet tiegħi huma fil-mument – mhux identifikati! Dan huwa ċertament Gelechiidae, tista 'tara l palps upturned kbar fuq il-faċċata tar-ras, u projezzjoni forma finger fuq il-ponot tas-hindwings. Biss dwar wieħed mill-eħfef . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

A Butterfly Ram moħbija

For all intents and purposes this looks like a blue butterfly (as in subfamily Polyommatinae)… it’s very, very blue after all. But assumptions based on color would lead you down the incorrect road; as it turns out this butterfly is actually a species copper. There are subtle difference in wing shape and probably venation, iżda . . . → Aqra Aktar: A Butterfly Ram moħbija

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

Villosa Schinia

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) jistrieħ fuq dak I am jassumi huwa pjanta ospitanti tagħhom (Erigeron sp.). I snapped dan shot madwar 9,000 saqajn fuq il-plateau Kaibab fil Northern Arizona aħħar xahar. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

Ħanfusa bil-Ġwienaħ

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Ħanfusa bil-Ġwienaħ

It-tnejn Moth

Kamla lum hija speċi sbieħ u rari minn SE Arizona u l-Messiku: Lerina inkorporati (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Bħal ħafna speċi oħra jum li jtajru huwa brilliantly kkulurita u aposematic pjuttost probabbli. Wara kollox, l-impjant ospitanti huwa milkweed u l-caterpillar huwa daqstant isturdament (hawn taħt).

Lerina inkorporati (Erebidae: Arctiinae)

 

Dan . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth