Insects of the Philippines I

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 . . . → مزید پڑھیں: Insects of the Philippines I

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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). . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

پریس XX کے گنوتی

یہ حکومت پاکستان دکھی اسٹاک فوٹوگرافی کا ایک سادہ راؤنڈ اپ کی ایک کم دشوار اور زیادہ ہے. یلیکس جنگلی اور دوسروں کو کافی عرصہ پہلے بہت سے اسٹاک تصویر کی سائٹس میں سے بڑے پیمانے پر اسفلتاوں نے نشاندہی کی ہے – لیکن یہاں گوگل استعمال کرتے ہوئے ایک مختصر اور تکلیف دہ LEP راؤنڈاپ یہ ہے.

قدم 1: تصویر کی تلاش “پھول پر کیڑے”.

قدم 2: . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پریس XX کے گنوتی

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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 . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

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)

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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 . . . → مزید پڑھیں: ناچنے والا کیڑا

NABA Brainless کی Zombies میں فش اینڈ وائلڈ لائف کر دیتا ہے

پریس آف تازہ, میامی نیلے تیتلی (ایم بی بی) وفاق کے ایک ہنگامی فراہمی کے عمل کی وجہ سے خطرے میں پڑ کے طور پر اب درج کیا جاتا ہے. حزہ! (حق?)

امریکہ کی تیتلیوں سے میامی نیلے تیتلی

میرا پہلا تھا “انتظار, اس کو پہلے ہی خطرے سے دوچار نہیں کیا گیا تھا?”. جی ہاں, چونکہ ریاست خطرے میں پڑ گیا ہے کے MBB باہر کر دیتا ہے 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → مزید پڑھیں: NABA Brainless کی Zombies میں فش اینڈ وائلڈ لائف کر دیتا ہے

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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 . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

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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 . . . → مزید پڑھیں: پیر کو کیڑے

پریس XIX کا جینئس

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