Por Chris Grinter, on August 24th, 2011% A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. While the majority of the cash was spent on a clipper ship and dive teams, there was a terrestrial component. While I didn’t get to go (and sat at home and pouted), I did talk some of . . . → Leer más: Insects of the Philippines I
Por Chris Grinter, on August 22nd, 2011% Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Leer más: Lunes Moth
Por Chris Grinter, on August 19th, 2011% Este Partido Republicano es menos un desafío y más un simple resumen de miserables fotografía de archivo. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – pero aquí hay un resumen breve y doloroso de lep usando Google.
Paso 1: Búsqueda de imágenes “polilla en flor”.
Paso 2: . . . → Leer más: Genio de la Prensa XX
Por 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 . . . → Leer más: Lunes Moth
Por 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)
. . . → Leer más: Net-Winged Beetle
Por 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 . . . → Leer más: Dancing Moth
Por Chris Grinter, el 10 de agosto, 2011% Recién salido de las prensas, la mariposa azul de Miami (MBB) ahora está catalogado como en peligro de extinción por el gobierno federal por acto de una disposición de emergencia. Hurra! (derecho?)
Miami mariposa azul de las mariposas de América
Mi primer pensamiento fue “esperar, No fue esta ya en peligro de extinción?”. Sí, Resulta que el MBB ha sido puesto en peligro por el estado desde 2002 después de una emergencia anterior . . . → Leer más: NABA Activa Pesca y Vida Silvestre en Brainless Zombies
Por Chris Grinter, on August 8th, 2011%
This week’s moth is a video of a dancing micro from the Philippines (taken by Warren Laurde). As you might suspect this is a mating display that ends in a pretty spectacular headstand. There are lots of other microleps that have dancing or display behavior, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → Leer más: Lunes Moth
Por Chris Grinter, el 1 de agosto, 2011% Chiricahua multidentado (Polilla geómetra)
Polilla de este lunes es una especie espectaculares de las montañas de Arizona – Chiricahua multidentado, un Geometrid. La ubicación única conocida para esta especie es en la parte superior de las montañas Chiricahua anteriores 9,000 pies (que se acaba de Bruned a cenizas). Ojalá el fuego no fuera . . . → Leer más: Lunes Moth
Por Chris Grinter, el 22 de julio, 2011% Ha sido un poco de tiempo desde el último desafío del Partido Republicano, pero esto es una pelota de béisbol. Espero que eran demasiado perezosos para encontrar una imagen más adecuada…
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Escepticismo
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