Pa Chris Grinter, sou 1ye jen, 2012% Pa yon papiyon estraòdinè, men yon moun kap distenge. This is Catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((ansyen Noctuidae)), epi li manje sou yon ti ponyen Oaks. Li te vin nan limyè mwen pandan wikenn nan Sid Ilinwa, desann nan Trail of Tears State Forest. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number . . . → Li piplis: Vè Portrè
Pa Chris Grinter, sou Avril 26th, 2012%
Te nouvèl la lokal yo, pou pi fò nan US la lès ak Kanada te tranble (gen) dènyèman ak rapò sou moun ki irupsyon a nan Vanessa Atalanta – papiyon Wouj la Admiral T. Pandan ke sa a se yon evenman ki komen chak sezon prentan pou papiyon sa yo emigre nò soti nan lakou ivèrnaj yo nan sid Etazini an, . . . → Li piplis: Envazyon an nan papiyon yo
Pa Chris Grinter, sou 16th avril, 2012%
Vè jodi a se yon discrete Crambidae mawon, Loxostege brunneitincta. Pandan ke sa a se pa yon mit k'ap manje rad patikilyèman captive li gen yon istwa enteresan ki montre bezwen an pou koleksyon syantifik ak prè mize. Si ou li imaj la mete etikèt sou ou pral avi te vè a orijinal kolekte nan 1927 pa E. P. Soti nan . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè
Pa Chris Grinter, sou Mas 19yèm, 2012%
Retounen nan Lendi Moth la! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (Slide) kolekte nan yon vwayaj fevriye andeyò Cataviña, Baja California Meksik. Mwen kwè plant lame yo toujou enkoni, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè
Pa Chris Grinter, sou 15 mas, 2012% Retounen soti nan lakou ak tounen nan seri a Genius of Press ensèk-nouvèl-echèk! Fre soti nan près yo soti nan ane pase, Depatman Anviwònman an, Manje ak Afè Riral nan UK a te fèmen pou yon enfestasyon masiv nan papiyon rad. Foto a montre isit la soti nan “Nasyon an” istwa se yon rèl lwen yon . . . → Li piplis: Jeni nan laprès XXII
Pa Chris Grinter, sou 1ye Desanm, 2011% Premye anyèl manman Semèn Nasyonal la ap gen ete sa a, Jiyè 23-29, 2012! Sa a se evènman an premye nan kalite li yo nan peyi Etazini an (li te gen popilè nan UK a pou kèk tan) e se pou tantativ pou ankouraje moun yo mete tèt deyò ak eksplore fon souvan neglije mit k'ap manje rad yo. US la gen . . . → Li piplis: Nasyonal vè Semèn 2012
Pa Chris Grinter, on November 19th, 2011% For all intents and purposes this looks like a blue butterfly (as in subfamily Polyommatinae)… it’s very, very blue after all. But assumptions based on color would lead you down the incorrect road; as it turns out this butterfly is actually a species copper. There are subtle difference in wing shape and probably venation, men . . . → Li piplis: Yon Papiyon Copper nan Degize
Pa Chris Grinter, sou Novanm 16th, 2011% Mwen te jis tounen soti nan anyèl antomolojik Sosyete nan Amerik konferans lan nan Reno, Nevada! Li nan reyinyon an pi gwo nan kalite li yo nan mond lan, ak plis pase 4,000 patisipan ki soti nan tout mache nan lavi rechèch ensèk. Enterè mwen yo nan systematic nan, evolisyon ak divèsite biyolojik chita pale – epi mwen pral eseye Rekapitilasyon yon kèk nan la . . . → Li piplis: Pinèz nan Reno: SA 2011
Pa Chris Grinter, on November 8th, 2011% Everyone is likely familiar with the standard model for a moth or butterfly – a straw-like proboscis to reach nectar hidden within flowers. The vast majority of the Lepidoptera have diversified alongside the radiation of angiosperm plants, becoming one of the most diverse and abundant orders of life on earth. This paradigm however does not . . . → Li piplis: Divèsifikasyon nan papiyon ak Dan
Pa Chris Grinter, on November 3rd, 2011% That’s how the saying goes, dwat? Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was a great excuse to get back into the field and it was the first time I collected Arizona in the fall. Temps were still pushing the mid . . . → Li piplis: Busy as a Moth
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