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Chiricahua multidentate (Geometridae)

Mit k'ap manje rad Lendi sa a se yon espès espektakilè soti nan mòn yo nan Arizona – Chiricahua multidentate, yon Geometrid. Kote a sèlman li te ye pou espès sa a se nan tèt la anpil nan mòn yo Chiricahua pi wo a 9,000 pye (ki te jis bruned nan yon sèk). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

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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). men, . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Konsèvatè sezi!

Oke jan ou ka devine sijè a se pa chokan jan tit mwen sijere, men mwen pa t 'kapab ede men vire soti nan atik la Guardian. Mwen vrèman jwenn li komik lè mwen rankontre nenpòt bagay ki di syantis yo “sezi”, “konble”, “choke”, “sezi”, – Mwen devine sa se yon sijè pou yon lòt fwa… Poutan a . . . → Li piplis: Konsèvatè sezi!

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Vè jodi a se yon espès bèl ak ra soti nan SE Arizona ak Meksik: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Menm jan ak anpil espès lòt jou vole li se briyan koulè ak byen gen anpil chans aposematic. Apre yo tout, plant lan lame a se yon letron ak cheni a se jis kòm sansasyonèl (anba a).

Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)

 

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I’m going to keep the ball rolling with this series and try to make it more regular. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material forat least a few hundred years.

Grammia . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Arizona swiv

Map /% mete ajou jen 20, 6pm.

Updates kat ak ekspansyon pousantaj yo yo te fè pi bonè pòs mwen. Isit la se yon kat jeyografik nan dife a boule nan 4yèm SE Arizona, dife a Monument. Sa a yon sèl se sèlman 10% 17% 15% 27% genyen epi li se boule nan fen nan sid la nan mòn yo Huachuca . . . → Li piplis: Arizona swiv

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

Sou entènèt jwèt Misyon Blue Papiyon an

 

Gason – Marin Headlands

Like so many other urban animals, the Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) is one that is gravely imperiled. This small blue lives in tiny fragments of habitat alongside multi-million dollar development in and around the San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Li piplis: Sou entènèt jwèt Misyon Blue Papiyon an

Dimanch vè

 

Tout moun se abitye ak tèt hawkmoth lanmò a pi popilè nan, men mwen panse li se yon wont nou te vulgarize sa yo yon karaktè macabre. Pi wo pase se yon pi plis ge Neotropical Arctiinae soti nan franse gwiyane ki sanble ak li a espòtif yon figi kloun. Malerezman sa a se pa foto m ', men . . . → Li piplis: Dimanch vè

Pi piti papiyon an

The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest knownCoscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Li piplis: Pi piti papiyon an