Von Chris Grinter, am 24. August, 2011% A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Während die Mehrheit der Kapital wurde auf einem Clipper-Schiff und Tauchteams verbracht, es gab eine terrestrische Komponente. Während ich nicht bekommen, um zu gehen (und setzte sich zu Hause und schmollte), I did talk some of . . . → Weiterlesen: Insekten der Philippinen I
Von Chris Grinter, am 22. August, 2011% Letzte Woche Jim Hayden erraten die Motte ich gepostet war ein australischer Faulholzmotten. Es war ein guter Tipp, weil es so viele große und beeindruckende Motten in dieser Familie aus Australien. Einer der besten ist, dies zu sein, Tweet'y lambertella (Faulholzmotten), Schwarzer Berg in Canberra Oktober gefangen 23, 1955 (CAS Sammlungen). . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth
Von Chris Grinter, on August 19th, 2011% This GOP is less of a challenge and more of a simple roundup of miserable stock photography. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – but here is a brief and painful lep roundup using Google.
Step 1: Image search “moth on flower”.
Step 2: . . . → Weiterlesen: Genius des Presse XX
Von Chris Grinter, on August 15th, 2011% ANSWER: This wasn’t easy – but this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth
Von Chris Grinter, on August 14th, 2011% These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myself “here is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.
Wait for it…
Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)
. . . → Weiterlesen: Netzgeflügelter Käfer
Von Chris Grinter, on August 11th, 2011% Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancing – although it’s too fast to really get a clear look. Given that it’s from a fauna I’m totally unfamiliar with I could easily be wrong – so please correct me . . . → Weiterlesen: Dancing Moth
Von Chris Grinter, on August 10th, 2011% Fresh off the presses, the Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) is now listed as federally endangered by act of an emergency provision. Huzzah! (rechts?)
Miami Blue Butterfly from Butterflies of America
My first thought was “wait, wasn’t this already endangered?”. Ja, turns out the MBB has been state-endangered since 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Weiterlesen: NABA verwandelt Fische und Wildtiere in hirnlose Zombies
Von Chris Grinter, on August 8th, 2011%
Die Motte dieser Woche ist ein Video eines tanzenden Mikros von den Philippinen (aufgenommen von Warren Laurde). Wie Sie vielleicht vermuten, ist dies eine Paarungsschau, die in einem ziemlich spektakulären Kopfstand endet. Es gibt viele andere Mikroleps, die Tanz- oder Anzeigeverhalten haben, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth
Von Chris Grinter, on August 1st, 2011% Chiricahua multidentata (Geometrien)
This Monday’s moth is a spectacular species from the mountains of Arizona – Chiricahua multidentata, a Geometrid. The only known location for this species is at the very top of the Chiricahua mountains above 9,000 Füße (which was just bruned to a crisp). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth
Von Chris Grinter, am 22. Juli, 2011% It’s been a little while since the last GOP challenge, but this is a softball. I’m hoping they were just too lazy to find a more suitable image…
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