Montag Moth

Von Chris Grinter, on August 29th, 2011%

Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

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Genius des Presse XX

Von Chris Grinter, on August 19th, 2011%

This GOP is less of a challenge and more of a simple roundup of miserable stock photography. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – but here is a brief and painful lep roundup using Google.

Step 1: Image search “moth on flower”.

Step 2: . . . → Weiterlesen: Genius des Presse XX

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Montag Moth

Von Chris Grinter, on May 30th, 2011%

Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! 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. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

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Die Kunst einer Gänsejagd

Von Chris Grinter, am 2. Mai, 2010%

Seit vier Wochenenden bin ich auf Gänsejagd, für eine Motte, Heliolonche celeris. Es ist eine wunderschöne kleine Noctuidae mit rosafarbenen Vorderflügeln und atemberaubenden orangeroten Hinterflügeln. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – eine CA endemische Blume. Every trip . . . → Weiterlesen: Die Kunst einer Gänsejagd

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Flüsse aus Gold

Von Chris Grinter, on March 29th, 2010%

A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Weiterlesen: Flüsse aus Gold

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