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 – they . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Moth Perfume
 5 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami)  Entomologija  Drugeliai, Defensive Behavior, Entomologija, Pavojų Kolekcionavimas, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Kandys 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 . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Taxonomy Fail Dalytis šiuo! 4 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Drugeliai, Adrenalinas, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Naujos rūšys I’ve been a bit remiss at posting regular challenges, so I’ll try to pick up the pace. Who can tell me anything about this butterfly? The most you’re getting is that it is from the Western half of the US. Credit for family, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Butterfly of the week Dalytis šiuo! 5 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Drugeliai, Konkursas, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera (photo credit) The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Off with their heads! Dalytis šiuo! 2 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Barcoding, Drugeliai, Išsaugojimas, DNR, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Monarch Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Dalytis šiuo! 2 komentarai - (Komentarai nepriimami) Entomologija Blogas Mokslas, Drugeliai, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Žiniasklaida Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Butterfly of the week Dalytis šiuo!
Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disaster… and don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Kvailas savaitės drugelis Dalytis šiuo! Komentarai nepriimami Entomologija Drugeliai, Entomologija, Drugiai Lepidoptera, Rūšis, Species Concepts Nepaisant to, kad gana nesavanaudiškas drugeliai, jie yra gana pažvelgti. Čia yra tikrai puiki vaizdo pagal vaikinas, aš žinau, nustatytų Pietų CA. Jo laiko-nebetaikyti filmai apie Lepidoptera gyvenimo ciklų yra gana įspūdingas, ir tai vienas ypač gražus. Jeigu įsipjovėte maždaug 3:00 į, pamatysite dešimtys . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Laikas-Lapse drugeliai Dalytis šiuo! |
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