Биологија а Гхост

Ово мољац је само о ретки као свог имењака паранормалним (осим да је стварна) – то је Газорицтра сп. у породици Хепиалидае. Они представљају базални лозу на Лепидоптера и познатије као духовима месеци или СВИФТ мољаца. Дух – јер мужјаци неких врста су познати да лете у . . . → Прочитајте више: Биологија а Гхост

Genius of the Press VII

Who can see what’s wrong with this article?

Estimates of Global Species Diversity

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 и . . . → Прочитајте више: Estimates of Global Species Diversity

May Butterflies (and a moth)

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

Плебејус ацмон

Плебејус ацмон

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Недељни квиз

For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth?

Јеси ли ме видео?

За оне Калифорнији читања, посебно оне на југу, пази за ову прелепу паукцицу, Латродецтус геометрицус – браон удовица. Арацхнологистс на УЦ Риверсиде прате ширење ове инвазивних врста. Иронично се испостави да не буде толико опасно као наш матерњи Блацк Видов. Поред тога, није . . . → Прочитајте више: Јеси ли ме видео?

Геније из штампе, в. VI

It’s good to throw a changeup every one in a while, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Да, 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 . . . → Прочитајте више: Геније из штампе, в. VI

To all you Moth-ers

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 (или $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Прочитајте више: To all you Moth-ers

Moth Perfume

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 (Еребидае: Pericopina) ((used to be Arctiidae)), has a common defensive mechanism for this groupthey . . . → Прочитајте више: Moth Perfume

The Art of a Goose Chase

For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Heliolonche celeris. 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 flocciferaa CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Прочитајте више: The Art of a Goose Chase