Biology ng isang Ghost

Ang gamo na ito ay halos kasing bihira ng paranormal namesake nito (maliban sa totoo) – ito ay isang Gazoryctra sp. sa pamilya Hepialidae. Kinakatawan nila ang isang basal lineage ng Lepidoptera at karaniwang kilala bilang mga moth moths o matulin na moths. Multo – sapagkat ang mga kalalakihan ng ilang mga species ay kilalang lumipad . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Biology ng isang Ghost

Henyo ng Pamamahayag VII

Who can see what’s wrong with this article?

Mga pagtatantya ng 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 at . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Mga pagtatantya ng Global Species Diversity

May Butterflies (at isang gamu-gamo)

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

Karaniwang tao ACMO

Karaniwang tao ACMO

. . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: May Butterflies (at isang gamu-gamo)

Linggo ng pagsusulit

Para sa bihirang umuulit na serye ng pagsusulit, narito ang isang bagong larawan. Sino itong gamu-gamo?

Nakarating na nakita sa akin?

Para sa mga taga-California pagbabasa, lalo na sa mga nasa timog, abangan ang para sa magandang maliit na gagamba, Latrodectus geometricus – ang brown balo. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically ito ay lumiliko out upang hindi maging mapanganib na bilang ng aming mga native na black balo. gayunman, it is not . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Nakarating na nakita sa akin?

Henyo ng Pindutin ang, v. KAMI

Mahusay na maghagis ng pagbabago sa bawat isa sa ilang sandali, and this week here is an article that is actually GOOD. Oo, basahin mo muna dito, 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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Henyo ng Pindutin ang, v. KAMI

Sa lahat kayong mga Nanay

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 (o $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Sa lahat kayong mga Nanay

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 (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((used to be Arctiidae)), has a common defensive mechanism for this groupthey . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: 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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: The Art of a Goose Chase