I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LA – although in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Dar . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth
 Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise)  Entomologie  Academia de Științe din California, Entomologie, lepidoptere, Luni Moth, Molii, Specie Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . . . → Citeste mai mult: Curators Astounded! Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Entomologie, Evoluție, Genetics, lepidoptere, Muzee Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (de mai jos). Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)
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Se pare ca exista o preponderenta de legende urbane care implică insecte târăște fețele noastre în timp ce noi dormim. Cel mai faimos mit este ceva de-a lungul liniilor de “tu mananci 8 păianjeni un an în timp ce doarme“. De fapt, atunci când Google că numărul variază de la 4 la 8… up to . . . → Citeste mai mult: Toate New, Moliile atac! Trimiteți acest! 5 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie, Scepticism Entomologie, Sănătate, Mass-media, Molii, Mituri, Scepticism, Păianjenii Micronecta scholtzi Dealurile din mediul rural european sunt în viață în corul amoros, tipand, bug-uri acvatice de sex masculin. Micul insecta de mai sus, Micronecta scholtzi (Corixidae), measures in at a whopping 2.3mm and yet produces a clicking/buzzing sound easily audible to the human ear above the water surface. To put that in . . . → Citeste mai mult: Lumea incredibil de tare de sex bug Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Bugs, Entomologie, Organelor genitale, Hemiptere, Împerecherea, Blogging de cercetare, Producția de sunet I’m going to keep the ball rolling with this series and try to make it more regular. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material for… at least a few hundred years. Grammia . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Academia de Științe din California, Colectare, Ecologie, Entomologie, Extinct, lepidoptere, Luni Moth, Molii, Specie Maps/containment % updated: 16 Iunie As July approaches I being to look forward to the Pacific Coast meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Societate. This year it will take place in Prescott Arizona, despre 2 hours north of Phoenix. And as of this moment it is one of the few places in Arizona not on fire. . . . → Citeste mai mult: Arizona on Fire Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Arizona, Conservare, Entomologie, Fire, Pericole de colectare, Specii noi I’ve known for a while that beetles and other inverts occasionally have vertebrates on their menu, but I didn’t really know how large of an animal they could subdue! Even when the odd mantis grabs a hummingbird the size difference is not as substantial as is shown below. This impressive video was . . . → Citeste mai mult: Ia asta, vertebratelor! Trimiteți acest! 7 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Gandaci, Entomologie, Mass-media, Non-Insecte, Predation
Hopa, este aproape marți! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. Asterii erau groși în văile de sub Sierra acoperită cu zăpadă, iar moliile erau din belșug. . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Colectare, Entomologie, Flori, lepidoptere, Molii, Fotografie
Who can tell me what’s wrong below? Not only is it the obvious photo problem, but the author of the article takes some logical leaps to support his premise. Who can tell me what his logical fallacies are? I won’t link to the entire article quite yet because a well known Lepidopterist has already . . . → Citeste mai mult: Genius of the Press XVIII Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie, Scepticism Concurs, Entomologie, LBAM, Erorile logice, Molii, Scepticism |
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