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Chiricahua multidentata (grbice)

This Monday’s moth is a spectacular species from the mountains of ArizonaChiricahua multidentata, a Geometrid. The only known location for this species is at the very top of the Chiricahua mountains above 9,000 stopala (which was just bruned to a crisp). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

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I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LAalthough in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Ali . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

Curators Astounded!

Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists areastounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another timeNevertheless a . . . → Opširnije: Curators Astounded!

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Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (ispod).

Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)

 

Ovaj . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

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Ja ću zadržati loptu valjanje u ovoj seriji i pokušati napraviti što više redovito. Također ću se usredotočiti na isticanje nove vrste svaki tjedan od golemih zbirki ovdje na California Academy of Sciences. To nam daje dovoljno materijala za… barem nekoliko stotina godina.

Grammia . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

Arizona Praćenje

Map/% updated June 20, 6am.

Updates to the maps and containment percentages have been made to my earlier post. Here is a map of the 4th fire burning in SE Arizona, the Monument fire. This one is only 10% 17% 15% 27% contained and is burning in the southern end of the Huachuca Mountains . . . → Opširnije: Arizona Praćenje

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Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (sovice) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, Kalifornija. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

Misija Blue Butterfly

 

Muškarac – Marin rtovi

Poput mnogih drugih urbanih životinja, Misija Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) je onaj koji ozbiljno je ugrožena. Ovaj mali plavi živi u sitnim fragmentima staništa uz multi-milijun dolar razvoj ui oko San Francisca. Prije jednog stoljeća ovaj leptir . . . → Opširnije: Misija Blue Butterfly

Nedjelja Moth

 

Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, ali mislim da je šteta što smo popularizirali tako mračan lik. Iznad je mnogo veselija Neotropical Arctiinae iz Francuske Gvajane koja izgleda kao da ima lice klauna. Nažalost ovo nije moja fotografija, ali . . . → Opširnije: Nedjelja Moth

Najsitnijih moljaca

Obitelj Nepticulidae držite neke od najmanjih moljaca poznatih, u rasponu od 3-8mm krila vrha do vrha krila. Za usporedbu sam snimio dva moljce gore: najveći poznati – Coscinocera Hercules koji Savjeti vage na gotovo 9 inča, a jedan od najmanjih (Da da maleni malo mrlja . . . → Opširnije: Najsitnijih moljaca