This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghost – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Lesa meira: Líffræði draugs
 6 athugasemdir - (Athugasemdum er lokað)  Skordýrafræði  Hegðun, Skordýrafræði, Hreisturvængjur, Mölflugum, Nýrra tegunda Hver getur séð hvað er rangt við þessa grein? Deila þessu!This recent article in the American Naturalist has taken a second look at some of the famously inflated species estimates, some going high as 100 million (Erwin, 1988). Estimates conducted by the authors indicate that projections above 30 million have probabilities of <0.00001. Their estimated range is more likely to be between 2.5 og . . . → Lesa meira: Mat á fjölbreytileika tegunda á heimsvísu Deila þessu!Just a few images of common California leps, taken along the coast range near Santa Cruz a few weeks ago. Starting to work my way through some photo backlog…
Euphydryas chalcedona
plebeian ACMO
plebeian ACMO
. . . → Lesa meira: May Butterflies (and a moth) Deila þessu! 5 athugasemdir - (Athugasemdum er lokað) Skordýrafræði Skordýrafræði, Ethmia, Hreisturvængjur, Mölflugum For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth? Deila þessu!For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricus – the brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Lesa meira: Have you seen me? Deila þessu! 2 athugasemdir - (Athugasemdum er lokað) Skordýrafræði Skordýrafræði, Lífverutegundir, Non-Skordýr, Köngulær It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Já, 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 . . . → Lesa meira: Genius fjölmiðla, í. VI Deila þessu!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 (eða $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lesa meira: Til allra mæðra Deila þessu! Ein athugasemd - (Athugasemdum er lokað) Skordýrafræði Book Review, Skordýrafræði, Hreisturvængjur, Mölflugum Frá piparmyntu Pericopinae. Ég tók þetta myndband upp á staðnum í norðurhluta Kosta Ríka fyrir nokkrum árum. Þegar ég teygði mig niður til að sækja þessa mölflugu, það var erfitt að komast hjá því að taka eftir hegðuninni. Mýflugan, Keton angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((áður var Arctiidae)), hefur sameiginlegt varnarkerfi fyrir þennan hóp – þeir . . . → Lesa meira: Moth ilmvatn Deila þessu! 5 athugasemdir - (Athugasemdum er lokað) Skordýrafræði Fiðrildi, Varnarhegðun, Skordýrafræði, Hættur að safna, Hreisturvængjur, Mölflugum For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Speedy Heliolonche. 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 floccifera – a CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Lesa meira: Art á gæs elta Deila þessu! 10 athugasemdir - (Athugasemdum er lokað) Skordýrafræði Skordýrafræði, Blóm, Hættur að safna, Hreisturvængjur, Mölflugum, Non-Skordýr |
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