퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방

Not an uncommon moth, but a distinguished looking one. This is Catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((formerly Noctuidae)), and it feeds on a handful of Oaks. It came into my light over the weekend in Southern Illinois, down in the Trail of Tears State Forest. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number . . . → 자세히보기: 퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방

나비의 침략

 

미국 동부 및 캐나다 대부분의 지역 뉴스가 펄럭이고있다 (이) 최근에 바네사 아 탈 란의 돌입의 보고서를 – 레드 독 나비. 이것은 일반적인 현상이 나비는 미국 남부에서의 월동 근거에서 북쪽으로 이주마다 봄 동안, . . . → 자세히보기: 나비의 침략

월요일 엄

Today’s moth is an understated brown Crambidae, Loxostege brunneitincta. While this isn’t a particularly captivating moth it does have an interesting story that illustrates the need for scientific collections and museum loans. If you read the label image you will notice the moth was originally collected in 1927 by E. 피. Van . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄

월요일 엄

Back to the Monday Moth! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (밤나방과) collected on a February trip outside of Cataviña, Baja California Mexico. I believe the host plants are still unknown, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄

언론 XXII의 천재

Back from hiatus and back to the Genius of the Press insect-news-failure series! Fresh off the presses from last year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK was shut down for a massive infestation of clothes moths. The picture shown here fromThe Nationstory is a far cry from a . . . → 자세히보기: 언론 XXII의 천재

국가 나방 주 2012

The first annual National Moth Week will be this summer, 7월 23-29, 2012! This is the first event of its kind in the US (it has been popular in the UK for quite some time) and is an attempt to encourage people to head outside and explore their often overlooked moth fauna. The US has . . . → 자세히보기: 국가 나방 주 2012

변장에 구리 나비

모든 의도와 목적이 블루 나비처럼 보인다 (부전 나비아과 아과에서와 같이)… 아주이다, 매우 푸른 결국. 그러나 색상에 따라 가정은 잘못된 길을 당신을 이끌 것; 이 밝혀이 나비는 실제로 종 구리. 날개 모양과 아마 엽맥의 분포에 미묘한 차이가 있습니다, 하지만 . . . → 자세히보기: 변장에 구리 나비

리노의 버그: 저것 2011

I’ve just returned from the annual Entomological Society of America conference in Reno, Nevada! It’s the largest meeting of its kind in the world, 이상과 4,000 attendees from all walks of insect research life. My interests are in the systematics, evolution and biodiversity talksand I’ll try to recap a few of the . . . → 자세히보기: 리노의 버그: 저것 2011

이빨을 가진 나방의 다양화

누구나 나방이나 나비의 표준 모델에 익숙할 것입니다. – 꽃 속에 감춰진 꿀까지 닿는 짚 같은 코. 나비목의 대다수는 속씨 식물의 방사선과 함께 다양화되었습니다., 지구상에서 가장 다양하고 풍부한 생명체 중 하나가 됨. This paradigm however does not . . . → 자세히보기: 이빨을 가진 나방의 다양화

나방처럼 바쁘다

That’s how the saying goes, 권리? Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, 아리조나. 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 . . . → 자세히보기: 나방처럼 바쁘다