Jeszcze inna odsłona mojej ulubionej serii, Geniusz prasy. This article comes from ABC news, którzy mogą zidentyfikować Caterpillar? It is decidedly NOT a gypsy moth.
Fellow entomology blogger Myrmecos had a similar story last week.
Jeszcze inna odsłona mojej ulubionej serii, Geniusz prasy. This article comes from ABC news, którzy mogą zidentyfikować 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, Winter 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). . . . → Czytaj więcej: Butterfly w tygodniu
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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Głupi buttefly tygodnia Despite being pretty disinterested in butterflies, they are pretty to look at. Here is a really great video by a guy I know down in Southern CA. His time-lapse videos of lepidoptera life cycles are pretty impressive, and this one in particular is beautiful. If you cut to about 3:00 w, you will see dozens . . . → Czytaj więcej: Motyle poklatkowego To jest mój stary obraz, więc nie jest idealnie. Jeśli powiesz mi tego motyla gatunkom, przybijesz piątkę. Jeśli znasz podgatunek, wyślę ci nową paczkę #3 szpilki ze stali nierdzewnej! Tylko podpowiedź: Pochodzi z zachodnich Stanów Zjednoczonych. . . . → Czytaj więcej: OK, ludzie motyli, kim jestem? Tak, 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, Kalifornia. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Czytaj więcej: Inaugural post |
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