Fülöp-szigeteki rovarok I

A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Míg a készpénz nagy részét klipperhajóra és búvárcsapatokra költötték, volt egy földi komponens. Miközben nem tudtam menni (és otthon ült és duzzogott), I did talk some of . . . → Tovább: Fülöp-szigeteki rovarok I

Hétfő Moth

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). . . . → Tovább: Hétfő Moth

A sajtó géniusza XX

Ez a GOP kisebb a kihívás, és inkább egy egyszerű razzia a nyomorult stock fényképészet. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – de itt van egy rövid és fájdalmas lep razzia a Google.

Lépés 1: Képkereső “lepke, virág”.

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Hétfő Moth

ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut 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 . . . → Tovább: Hétfő Moth

Hálószárnyú bogár

Ezek a nagy és érdekes Lycidae bogarak (Lycus fernandezi) néhány héttel ezelőtt Arizona délkeleti részén bőségesen voltak. Folyamatosan repülnek a virágok és a nedves homok között, amikkel könnyedén fényképezhetnek. Gondoltam magamban “itt egy remek alkalom, hogy elkapjon egy felszálló bogarat!”.

Várni rá…

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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Táncoló lepke

Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancingalthough 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 wrongso please correct me . . . → Tovább: Táncoló lepke

NABA Turns Fish and Wildlife into Brainless Zombies

Fresh off the presses, the Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) is now listed as federally endangered by act of an emergency provision. Huzzah! (jobbra?)

Miami Blue Butterfly from Butterflies of America

My first thought waswait, wasn’t this already endangered?”. Igen, turns out the MBB has been state-endangered since 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Tovább: NABA Turns Fish and Wildlife into Brainless Zombies

Hétfő Moth

 

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 . . . → Tovább: Hétfő Moth

Hétfő Moth

Chiricahua multidentata (Araszolók)

This Monday’s moth is a spectacular species from the mountains of ArizonaChiricahua multidentata, a Geometrid. The only known location for this species is at the very top of the Chiricahua mountains above 9,000 feet (which was just bruned to a crisp). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Tovább: Hétfő Moth

Genius a sajtó XIX

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