Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Another huge Australian “microlep”, (todennäköisesti) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidae – measuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Lue lisää: Maanantai Moth
Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “raporttien” on the federal funding of $5.7 million dollars to help fight the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys). Burnett’s sarcasm is nearly thick enough to break into SNL levels of ridiculousness, but she seems genuine in her . . . → Lue lisää: Typpylude Stink
Chris Grinter, 4. lokakuuta, 2011% Muutama kuukausi sitten upea avain perhosia Kanadan (ne kaikki) julkaisi Jason Dombroskie – PhD opiskelija U. Alberta. Ohjelma on saatavilla vain Windows-käyttäjät, joten minulla ei ole ollut hyvä tilaisuus tutkia sitä vielä – mutta PDF on saatavilla verkossa . . . → Lue lisää: Avain perhosia Kanadan
Chris Grinter, 3. lokakuuta, 2011% Gnophaela vermiculata pari
Tänä maanantaina koi on Aitosiilikkäät, Gnophaela vermiculata. Nämä kauniit päivä lentävät koit olivat runsas keltaisella Helianthus kukat noin 9000′ Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Toukat syövät Sinikellot, mutta aikuiset haluavat korkealaatuisia nektaria lähde alueella – which fortunately makes . . . → Lue lisää: Maanantai Moth
Chris Grinter, on September 30th, 2011% The 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. The award is sponsored by Improbable Research, an organization that gathers fascinating, odd, and outright hilarious research papers that triumph the idea that not all science is boring. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Lue lisää: Sexy, Sexy Beer Bottles
Chris Grinter, on September 19th, 2011% [youtube kZyIN23Cy4Y 480 360]
The microscopic insect world is a very different one from ours and we rarely are given glimpses into it. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) in flight. These insects are . . . → Lue lisää: The Soaring Microcosmos
Chris Grinter, on September 19th, 2011% Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)
This Monday moth is a stunning female of the Neotropical Megalopygidae – Trosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross and Ev Schlinger collected this specimen in Peru in 1955, and I’ve heard many stories about these epic expeditions. I can’t really imagine travelling via cargo ship, being gone for six or more . . . → Lue lisää: Maanantai Moth
Chris Grinter, on September 13th, 2011% This is a pretty epic fail. I guess the “young adult” publishing guidelines are less strict with “facts”.
Thanks to Richard Lee Brown for first posting this on Facebook.
Chris Grinter, 12. syyskuuta, 2011% Oho, Lintsasin viime maanantain koi, joten tässä on kaksi! Nämä ovat joitakin mykistäjien päässä CAS Filippiinit retkikunta ja mielestäni olen tajunnut niiden nimet. Jos tiedät paremmin, Korjaa minua.
Lopeta Dharma (Limacodidae)
Parot marginata (Crambidae)
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Chris Grinter, on August 29th, 2011% Schinia karvainen
This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) lepää siinä, minkä oletan heidän isäntäkasvinsa (Erigeron sp.). Nappasin tämän kuvan 9,000 jalat ylhäällä Kaibabin tasangolla Pohjois-Arizonassa viime kuussa. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Lue lisää: Maanantai Moth
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