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.
 Komentarji so zaprti  Entomologija  Slaba znanost, Tekmovanje, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Mediji, Taksonomija (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 . . . → Preberite več: Off with their heads! Skupna raba tega! 2 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti) Entomologija Barcoding, Metulji, Ohranjanje, DNA, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Monarch Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Winter 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions? Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson. Skupna raba tega! 2 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti) Entomologija Slaba znanost, Metulji, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Mediji 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). . . . → Preberite več: Butterfly tedna Skupna raba tega!
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 . . . → Preberite več: Stupid buttefly of the week Skupna raba tega!Kljub temu, da je precej brezbrižna metuljev, so precej pogledati. Tukaj je res super video s fantom, ki ga poznam dol v južni CA. Njegov čas-lapse video posnetke metuljev življenjskih ciklov so precej impresivna, in to je zlasti oči. Če ste zmanjšati na približno 3:00 v, boste videli na desetine . . . → Preberite več: Časovni metulji Skupna raba tega!To je stara slika rudnika, tako da to ni popoln. Če mi lahko poveste tegale metulja na vrsti boste dobili visoko pet. Če poznate podvrste, Jaz vam bomo poslali nov paket #3 nerjavnega jekla žebljički! Samo namig: To je iz zahodne ZDA. . . . → Preberite več: OK metulj ljudi, Kdo sem jaz? Skupna raba tega!Tako, 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), . . . → Preberite več: Inaugural post Skupna raba tega! |
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