It-tnejn Moth

Villosa Schinia

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) jistrieħ fuq dak I am jassumi huwa pjanta ospitanti tagħhom (Erigeron sp.). I snapped dan shot madwar 9,000 saqajn fuq il-plateau Kaibab fil Northern Arizona aħħar xahar. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

Genius of the Press XX

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 sitesbut here is a brief and painful lep roundup using Google.

Step 1: Image searchmoth on flower”.

Step 2: . . . → Aqra Aktar: Genius of the Press XX

It-tnejn Moth

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. . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth

L-Art ta 'Chase Goose

Għall-aħħar erba weekends issa I ġew fuq chase wiżż, għall kamla wieħed, Speedy Heliolonche. Huwa Noctuidae żgħir sabiħa ma forewings roża u stordament hindwings-oranġjo-aħmar. Mhuwiex ħafna drabi jiltaqgħu magħhom u sabu biss tul il-meded tat-Tramuntana muntanji California jieklu l-floccifera Malacothrix – fjura endemika CA. Kull vjaġġ . . . → Aqra Aktar: L-Art ta 'Chase Goose

Xmajjar tad-Deheb

Ftit immaġini mill-vjaġġ tiegħi ta' tmiem il-ġimgħa għal Shell Creek, Kontea ta' San Luis Obispo. Il-bidu tar-rebbiegħa tul il-kosta ċentrali hija tal-isturdament, u t-toroq ta’ wara kienu ppakkjati b’watchers tal-fjuri. Kien hemm għexieren ta’ karozzi okkupati minn familji barra għal drive fi tmiem il-ġimgħa, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Aqra Aktar: Xmajjar tad-Deheb