Taxonomia fallo

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 . . . → Ler máis: Taxonomia fallo

Páxina Nova Técnica!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

Cómo me manteño ocupado

I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… polo tanto, sexa Nós prestamos moita atención.

2009 was a great season. eu . . . → Ler máis: Cómo me manteño ocupado

O xenio da prensa V

Entón, o que hai de malo con este ilustración abaixo? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer

A voz do pobo, Volume I

I’ve come across a few e-mail transcripts of questions sent into our entomology department and I can not resist sharing them. I promise these messages are (and will be) 100% real and unedited. Names have been changed or removed to protect the innocent. Esperanza, I will come across these every once in a while, e . . . → Ler máis: A voz do pobo, Volume I

Bolboreta da semana

Fun un pouco neglixente ao publicar retos regulares, así que tentarei coller o ritmo. Quen me pode dicir algo desta bolboreta? O máximo que estás a conseguir é que é da metade occidental dos EUA. Crédito para a familia, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta da semana

Ter unha vida, Descubrimento

Senteime embelesado diante da miña televisión o domingo vendo a última entrega da serie BBC/Discovery “A vida”. O primeiro que se me ocorre… “POR QUE Oprah foi elixida para narrar!?” Por suposto, Agardei a que se aireara o especial dos insectos antes de escribir un blog sobre isto, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Ler máis: Ter unha vida, Descubrimento

Degustación de polillas en Napa

It was a beautiful day today in the bay area, so I headed up to Napa and the Pope Valley. I was scouting some new territory for a small flower moth, Heliolonche celeris, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Ler máis: Degustación de polillas en Napa

Xenio da Prensa, v. IV

Another installment of Genius of the Press, and perhaps a bit of a softball. (Yikes these are easy to find) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?

I may drive too much

The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Ler máis: I may drive too much