Prentsaren jenioa, v.III

Yet another installment of my favorite series, the genius of the press. This article comes from ABC news, who can identify this caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.

Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.

Buruarekin off!

(photo credit)

The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Buruarekin off!

Prentsaren jenioa, zatia II

Santa Barbara News Press-en argitaratua, Negua 2009. Nork esan dezake zer dagoen gaizki epigrafe hauek?

Orria eskaneatzeko kreditua: Stuart Wilson.

Butterfly of the week

Not the typical butterflybut this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic feverthe Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America).

. . . → Gehiago irakurri: Butterfly of the week

Asteko tximeleta ergela

Ezagutu tximeleta hau? Ondo da, inork ez du benetan egiten. Apodemia generokoa da (Riodinidae), baina talde honen taxonomia hondamendia da… eta ez nazazu azpiespeziean hasi ere egin. Ale hau irailean atera zen argazkia, hau da, litekeena da Apodemia mormo izatea (mormoa) based . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Asteko tximeleta ergela

Time-lapse tximeletak

Nahiko tximeletak desinteresatu izan arren, Nahiko begiratzen dira. Hona hemen bideo benetan handia tipo bat behera ezagutzen dut Hegoaldeko CA hasi da. Bere time-lapse Lepidoptero bizitza zikloen bideoak nahiko ikusgarriak dira, eta da zehazki hura eder. Moztu baduzu buruz 3:00 urtean, you will see dozens . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Time-lapse tximeletak

OK tximeleta pertsona, nor naiz?

Hau nire irudi zaharra da, beraz, ez da perfektua. Espezieei tximeleta hau esaten badidazu, bost bat lortuko duzu. Azpiespeziea ezagutzen baduzu, pakete berri bat bidaliko dizut #3 altzairu herdoilgaitzezko pinak! Iradokizun bakarra: AEB mendebaldekoa da.

. . . → Gehiago irakurri: OK tximeleta pertsona, nor naiz?

Inaugural post

Beraz, 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, beraz, ezin dut esan. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Inaugural post