Den skyhöga mikrokosmos

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The microscopic insect world is a very different one from ours and we rarely are given glimpses into it. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) in flight. These insects are . . . → Läs mer: Den skyhöga mikrokosmos

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Konvertera nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Den här måndagen är en fantastisk hona av de neotropiska Megalopygidae – Konvertera nigrorufa. Ed Ross och Ev Schlinger samlade detta prov i Peru år 1955, och jag har hört många historier om dessa episka expeditioner. Jag kan inte riktigt föreställa mig att resa med lastfartyg, being gone for six or more . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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Hoppsan, I skipped last monday’s moth, so here are two! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.

 

Parasa darma (Limacodidae)

 

Parotis marginata (Crambidae)

 

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Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Insects of the Philippines I

A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. While the majority of the cash was spent on a clipper ship and dive teams, there was a terrestrial component. While I didn’t get to go (and sat at home and pouted), I did talk some of . . . → Läs mer: Insects of the Philippines I

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Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Genius of the Press XX

This GOP is less of a challenge and more of a simple roundup of miserable stock photography. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sitesbut here is a brief and painful lep roundup using Google.

Step 1: Image searchmoth on flower”.

Step 2: . . . → Läs mer: Genius of the Press XX

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Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancingalthough it’s too fast to really get a clear look. Given that it’s from a fauna I’m totally unfamiliar with I could easily be wrongso please correct me . . . → Läs mer: Dansande mal

Naba Slår fisk och djurliv i Brainless Zombies

Färska av pressarna, Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) är nu listad som federalt hotas av handling av en nödsituation bestämmelse. Huzzah! (höger?)

Miami Blue Butterfly från Butterflies of America

Min första tanke var “vänta, var inte detta redan hotade?”. Ja, visar sig att MBB har state-hotade sedan 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Läs mer: Naba Slår fisk och djurliv i Brainless Zombies

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Veckans moth är en video av en dansande mikro från Filippinerna (tagen av Warren Laurde). Som du kanske misstänker är detta en parningsskärm som slutar i en ganska spektakulär huvudställning. Det finns massor av andra mikroleps som dansar eller visar beteende, men det finns nästan inga andra videor online . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal