Filipīnu kukaiņi I

A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Lai gan lielākā daļa naudas tika iztērēta kliperkuģī un niršanas komandām, bija zemes komponents. Kamēr es nevarēju iet (un sēdēja mājās un pucējās), I did talk some of . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Filipīnu kukaiņi I

Pirmdiena kode

Pagājušajā nedēļā Jim Hayden nojauta kožu es ievietojis biju Austrālijas Oecophoridae. Tas bija labs minējums, jo ir tik daudz lielu un apdullināšanu kodes šajā ģimenē no Austrālijas. Viens no vislabāk ir jābūt šis viens, Ievadiet lambertella (Oecophoridae), notverti par Black Mountain Kanberas oktobris 23, 1955 (CAS kolekcijas). . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Pirmdiena kode

Ģēnijs Preses XX

Tas GOP ir mazāk izaicinājumu un vairāk vienkāršu Roundup niecīgu akciju fotogrāfijas. Alex Wild un citi jau sen norādīja masveida trūkumus daudzu akciju foto vietnēs – bet šeit ir īss un sāpīga lep Roundup, izmantojot Google.

Step 1: Attēlu meklēšana “kode uz ziedu”.

Step 2: . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Ģēnijs Preses XX

Pirmdiena kode

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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Pirmdiena kode

Net-Winged Beetle

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 myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

. . . → Lasīt vairāk: Net-Winged Beetle

Dejošana Moth

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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Dejošana Moth

NABA Izrādās Zivis un Wildlife uz stulbs zombijiem

Svaigi off preses, Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) ir tagad uzskaitītas kā federāli apdraudētas aktu ārkārtas normas. Huzzah! (tiesības?)

Miami Blue Butterfly no Butterflies of America

Mana pirmā doma bija “pagaidiet, nebija tas jau apdraudēta?”. Jā, Izrādās, ka MBB ir state-apdraudētas, jo 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Lasīt vairāk: NABA Izrādās Zivis un Wildlife uz stulbs zombijiem

Pirmdiena kode

 

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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Pirmdiena kode

Pirmdiena kode

Chiricahua multidentata (Geometridae)

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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Pirmdiena kode

Genius of the Press 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