Bijoloġija ta 'Ghost

Din il-kamla hija rari daqs l-isem paranormali tagħha (ħlief li huwa reali) – huwa Gazoryctra sp. fil-familja Hepialidae. Dawn jirrappreżentaw nisel bażali tal-Lepidoptera u huma komunement magħrufa bħala ghost moths jew swift moths. Ghost – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Aqra Aktar: Bijoloġija ta 'Ghost

Genius of the Press VII

Who can see what’s wrong with this article?

Stimi ta 'Global Speċi Diversità

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 u . . . → Aqra Aktar: Stimi ta 'Global Speċi Diversità

Friefet Mejju (u kamla)

Just immaġini ftit ta leps California komuni, meħuda tul il-firxa kosta qrib Santa Cruz ftit ġimgħat ilu. Jibdew jaħdmu mod tiegħi permezz ta 'xi xogħol b'lura ritratt…

Chalcedona Euphydryas

Acmon Plebejus

Acmon Plebejus

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Il-Ħadd Quiz

Għas-serje ta' kwizz li rari jerġgħu jseħħu, hawn dehra ġdida. Min hi din il-kamla?

Have you raw lili?

Għal dawk Californians qari, speċjalment dawk fil-nofsinhar, żżomm għajnejk out għal dan brimba ftit beautiful, Geometricus Latrodectus – l-armla kannella. Arachnologists fil UC Riverside qegħdin jissorveljaw it-tixrid ta 'din l-ispeċi invażivi. Ironikament jirriżulta li ma jkunux bħala perikolużi kif armla iswed tagħna nattiva. Madankollu, mhuwiex . . . → Aqra Aktar: Have you raw lili?

Genius tal-Istampa, v. WE

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Iva, 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius tal-Istampa, v. WE

Biex inti Moth-hom kollha

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 (jew $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Aqra Aktar: Biex inti Moth-hom kollha

Fwieħa Moth

Minn pepermint Pericopinae. I rreġistrati dan il-video fuq il-post fil-Kosta tat-Tramuntana Rika ftit snin ilu. Meta wasalt isfel li jtellgħu din kamla, kien diffiċli li tiġi evitata jinnota l-imġieba. Il kamla, Angulosa Chetone (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((użati biex ikunu Arctiidae)), għandha mekkaniżmu difensiv komuni għal dan il-grupp – huma . . . → Aqra Aktar: Fwieħa Moth

L-Art ta 'Chase Goose

Għall-aħħar erba weekends issa I ġew fuq chase wiżż, għall kamla wieħed, Speedy Heliolonche. Huwa Noctuidae żgħir sabiħa ma forewings roża u stordament hindwings-oranġjo-aħmar. Mhuwiex ħafna drabi jiltaqgħu magħhom u sabu biss tul il-meded tat-Tramuntana muntanji California jieklu l-floccifera Malacothrix – fjura endemika CA. Kull vjaġġ . . . → Aqra Aktar: L-Art ta 'Chase Goose