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.
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. Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Inverno 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta da semana
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 disaster… and 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 . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta estúpida da semana A pesar de ser moi desinteresado en bolboretas, son fermoso de ollar. Aquí é realmente un gran vídeo de cara que eu coñezo para abaixo no sur da CA. Os seus vídeos de lapso de tempo de ciclos de vida de Lepidoptera son bastante impresionantes, e este en particular é fermoso. Se cortar a uns 3:00 en, vai ver decenas . . . → Ler máis: Bolboretas de lapso de tempo Esta é unha imaxe antiga da mina, polo que non é perfecto. Se me pode dicir esta bolboreta para as especies que comeza un high-five. Se coñeces as subespecies, Vou enviarlle un novo paquete de #3 patas de aceiro inoxidable! Só información: É da parte occidental de Estados Unidos. . . . → Ler máis: Aceptar bolboreta persoas, quen son eu? Así, 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, TAL. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Ler máis: Inaugural post |
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