Taksonomi Gagal

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 . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Taksonomi Gagal

Teknik Baru Halaman!

Aku baru saja diilustrasikan metode saya untuk menyebarkan Microlepidoptera, pergi menjelajahi halaman teknik. Yang cukup berani untuk mencobanya?

How I keep myself busy

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… sehingga menantikan.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Baca selengkapnya: How I keep myself busy

Genius of the Press V

So what is wrong with this illustration below? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer

Suara rakyat, jilid 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. Hopefully, I will come across these every once in a while, dan . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Suara rakyat, jilid I

Kupu-kupu dalam seminggu

Saya agak lalai memposting tantangan reguler, jadi saya akan mencoba untuk mengambil langkah. Siapa yang bisa memberi tahu saya tentang kupu-kupu ini? Yang paling Anda dapatkan adalah dari bagian barat AS. Kredit untuk keluarga, genus or species and ridiculous credit for subspecies and where it is . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Kupu-kupu dalam seminggu

Dapatkan Kehidupan, Penemuan

I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery seriesLife”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Tentu saja, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Dapatkan Kehidupan, Penemuan

Mencicipi ngengat di 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, Speedy Heliolonche, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Mencicipi ngengat di Napa

Genius Pers, v. IV

Angsuran lain dari Genius of the Press, dan mungkin sedikit softball. (Astaga ini mudah ditemukan) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?

Saya dapat mendorong terlalu banyak

Awan pecah sore ini di San Francisco dan matahari mulai bersinar. Cuaca hangat akan datang disebabkan perasaan terlalu akrab, salah satu yang saya harus keluar mengumpulkan serangga, bukan duduk di dalam ruangan! Sementara saya sudah pernah ke beberapa tempat musim semi ini, Saya memiliki musim yang panjang pengumpulan . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Saya dapat mendorong terlalu banyak