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Chiricahua multidentata (Geometridae) Molie Aceasta luni este o specie spectaculoase din munții din Arizona – Chiricahua multidentata, un Geometrid. Locația doar cunoscut pentru această specie este la foarte de sus a munților Chiricahua de mai sus 9,000 picioare (care tocmai a fost bruned la un clare). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! 6 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise)  Entomologie  Entomologie, Geometridae, lepidoptere, Molii, Specie 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 LA – although in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Dar . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Academia de Științe din California, Entomologie, lepidoptere, Luni Moth, Molii, Specie 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 are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . . . → Citeste mai mult: Curators Astounded! Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Entomologie, Evoluție, Genetics, lepidoptere, Muzee 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 (de mai jos). Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Acest . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! Comentariile sunt închise Entomologie Arctiidae, Arizona, Entomologie, lepidoptere, Luni Moth, Molii 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 for… at least a few hundred years. Grammia . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! Un comentariu - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Academia de Științe din California, Colectare, Ecologie, Entomologie, Extinct, lepidoptere, Luni Moth, Molii, Specie Map/% updated June 20, 6p.m. 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 . . . → Citeste mai mult: Arizona followup Trimiteți acest!
Hopa, este aproape marți! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. Asterii erau groși în văile de sub Sierra acoperită cu zăpadă, iar moliile erau din belșug. . . . → Citeste mai mult: Luni Moth Trimiteți acest! 2 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Colectare, Entomologie, Flori, lepidoptere, Molii, Fotografie
Masculin – 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 . . . → Citeste mai mult: Fluturele albastru de misiune Trimiteți acest! 3 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Fluturi, Conservare, Specii pe cale de dispariție, lepidoptere, Misiune Albastru, Fotografie
Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, but I think it’s a shame we have popularized such a grim character. Above is a much more cheery Neotropical Arctiinae from French Guiana that looks like it’s sporting a clown face. Sadly this isn’t my photograph, dar . . . → Citeste mai mult: Sunday Moth Trimiteți acest! 4 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Colectare, France, French Guiana, lepidoptere, Molii, Fotografie, Tropics
Familia Nepticulidae deține unele dintre cele mai mici molii cunoscute, variind de la 3-8mm aripa-vârful la aripa-tip. Pentru o comparație am imagisticii două molii de mai sus: cea mai cunoscuta – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inch, și unul dintre cele mai mici (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Citeste mai mult: Cele mai mici de molii Trimiteți acest! 7 comentarii - (Comentariile sunt închise) Entomologie Entomologie, lepidoptere, microlepidoptera, Molii, Nepticulidae, Specii noi, Paleontologie, Dăunători |
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