Door Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Another huge Australian “microlep”, (waarschijnlijk) 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 . . . → Lees meer: Maandag Moth
Door Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “rapporten” 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 . . . → Lees meer: Stink Bug Stink
Door Chris Grinter, on October 4th, 2011% A few months ago a magnificent key to the Lepidoptera of Canada (all of them) was published by Jason Dombroskie – a PhD student from the U. of Alberta. The program is available for windows users only so I haven’t had a good chance to explore it yet – but the PDF is available online . . . → Lees meer: Sleutel tot de Lepidoptera van Canada
Door Chris Grinter, op 3 oktober, 2011% Gnophaela vermiculata pair
Deze maandag mot is een Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. These beautiful day flying moths were abundant on yellow Helianthus flowers around 9000′ in de Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Rupsen voeden zich met boshyacinten, maar de volwassenen de voorkeur aan de hoogste kwaliteit nectar bron in het gebied – which fortunately makes . . . → Lees meer: Maandag Moth
Door Chris Grinter, op 30 september, 2011% Het 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 . . . → Lees meer: Sexy, Sexy bierflesjes
Door 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 . . . → Lees meer: The Soaring Microcosmos
Door 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 . . . → Lees meer: Maandag Moth
Door Chris Grinter, op 13 september, 2011% Dit is een vrij epic fail. Ik denk dat de “jong volwassen” publiceren richtlijnen zijn minder streng “feiten”.
Met dank aan Richard Lee Brown voor de eerste dit het posten op Facebook.
Door Chris Grinter, on September 12th, 2011% Oops, I skipped last monday’s moth, so here are two! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.
Parasa darma (Limacodidae)
Parotis marginata (Crambidae)
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Door Chris Grinter, on August 29th, 2011% Schinia villosa
This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Lees meer: Maandag Moth
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