Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Another huge Australian “microlep”, (probably) 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 . . . → Preberite več: Ponedeljek Moth
Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011% CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “poročila” 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 . . . → Preberite več: Stink Bug Stink
Chris Grinter, na 4. oktober, 2011% Pred nekaj meseci veličastno ključ za metulje Kanade (vsi od njih) Jason Dombroskie je bila objavljena – doktorski študent iz U. Alberta. Program je na voljo za uporabnike operacijskega sistema Windows samo zato nisem imel lepo priložnost, da jo še raziskujejo – vendar PDF je na voljo na spletu . . . → Preberite več: Ključ do metuljev Kanade
Chris Grinter, 3. oktobra, 2011% Gnophaela vermiculata par
Ta ponedeljek molj je Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. Ta lepi dan plujejo molji so obilne na rumenih Helianthus cvetja okoli 9000′ v Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Gosenice prehranjujejo z Hu, ampak odrasli raje najkakovostnejše nektarja vir na območju – which fortunately makes . . . → Preberite več: Ponedeljek Moth
Chris Grinter, 30. septembra letos, 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 . . . → Preberite več: 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 . . . → Preberite več: 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 . . . → Preberite več: Ponedeljek Moth
Chris Grinter, 13. septembra, 2011% To je precej epski neuspeh. predvidevam, da “mlada odrasla oseba” založniške smernice so manj stroge z “dejstva”.
Hvala Richardu Leeju Brownu za prvo objavo na Facebooku.
Chris Grinter, 12. septembra, 2011% Ups, Preskočil sem molj prejšnji ponedeljek, torej sta dva! To je nekaj omamljalcev iz filipinske odprave CAS in mislim, da sem ugotovil njihova imena. Če veš bolje, prosim popravi me.
Izvoli (Limacodidae)
Parotidna marginata (Crambidae)
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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 . . . → Preberite več: Ponedeljek Moth
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