Genius y Wasg, v. III

Eto rhandaliad arall o fy hoff gyfres, yr athrylith y wasg. This article comes from ABC news, sy'n gallu adnabod lindys hwn? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Ffwrdd gyda eu pennau!

(credyd llun)

The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (ddim yn gyffrous os ydych chi'n byw yn FL neu HI lle mae trigolion trwy gydol y flwyddyn, neu mewn AD lle mae mannau gaeafu ar wahân). Fodd bynnag, mae adroddiadau o'u lleoliadau gaeafol ym Mecsico yn ddigalon; with possibly the lowest . . . → Darllen Mwy: Ffwrdd gyda eu pennau!

Athrylith y wasg, rhan II

Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?

Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly o'r wythnos

Nid y glöyn byw nodweddiadol – ond dyma'r strwythur plygu protein o dwymyn hemorrhagic De America – y firws Symptomau. The article was found on Science Daily. Tebygrwydd trawiadol i bili-pala, efallai hyd yn oed Hesperidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Darllen Mwy: Butterfly o'r wythnos

Stupid buttefly of the week

Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disasterand don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Darllen Mwy: Stupid buttefly of the week

Ieir bach yr haf treigl amser

Er ei fod yn eithaf diduedd mewn ieir bach yr haf, eu bod yn 'n bert i edrych ar. Dyma fideo gwych gan guy rwy'n gwybod i lawr yn y CA Southern. Mae ei fideos-treigl amser o gylchoedd bywyd lepidoptera yn eithaf trawiadol, ac mae hyn yn un yn arbennig yn hardd. Os ydych yn torri i tua 3:00 yn, byddwch yn gweld dwsinau . . . → Darllen Mwy: Ieir bach yr haf treigl amser

Iawn pobl pili-pala, Pwy ydw i?

This is an old image of mine, so it’s not perfect. If you can tell me this butterfly to species you get a high-five. If you know the subspecies, I’ll send you a new pack of #3 stainless steel pins! Only hint: It’s from the western USA.

. . . → Darllen Mwy: Iawn pobl pili-pala, Pwy ydw i?

Inaugural post

Felly,, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Darllen Mwy: Inaugural post