Jumatatu nondo

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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Genius ya Press XX

GOP hii haina changamoto na ni mkusanyo rahisi wa upigaji picha za hisa. Alex Wild na wengine kwa muda mrefu wameelezea mapungufu makubwa ya tovuti nyingi za picha za hisa – lakini hapa kuna muhtasari mfupi na chungu wa lep roundup kwa kutumia Google.

Hatua 1: Utafutaji wa picha “nondo kwenye maua”.

Hatua 2: . . . → Soma Zaidi: Genius ya Press XX

Jumatatu nondo

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. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Sanaa ya Goose Chase

Kwa mwishoni mwa wiki minne iliyopita sasa Nimekuwa kwenye Goose baada, kwa nondo moja, Speedy Heliolonche. Ni nzuri ndogo Noctuidae na forewings pinkish na hindwings stunning machungwa-nyekundu. Ni si mara nyingi sana wamekutana na tu kupatikana pamoja kaskazini mwa California ni kati ya mlima kulisha juu Malacothrix floccifera – CA endemic maua. Kila safari . . . → Soma Zaidi: Sanaa ya Goose Chase

Mito ya Gold

images chache kutoka mwishoni mwa wiki yangu mothing safari chini ya Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo kata. Spring mapema pamoja pwani ya kati ni stunning, na barabara nyuma walikuwa packed kwa walinzi ua. Kulikuwa na kadhaa ya magari ulichukua na familia nje kwa wiki gari, wengi walikuwa packed chakula cha mchana na kuketi kuangalia . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mito ya Gold