ಮಧ್ಯ ವಾರ ಮಿಸ್ಟರಿ

While I work on a more substantial post, you can name this butterflyand the plant should be pretty easy too. Extra bonus if you can guess the county (state won’t be too impressive) in which I took this photo. This was pre-DSLR, but my old beat up canon point-and-shoot did manage to get . . . → ಓದಿ: ಮಧ್ಯ ವಾರ ಮಿಸ್ಟರಿ

Monarch Madness

For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA timesregarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, ಅದು. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → ಓದಿ: Monarch Madness

Genius of the Press XI

This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different imagesand both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, ಅಲ್ಲಿ . . . → ಓದಿ: Genius of the Press XI

Genius of the Press X

This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, ಟೆಕ್ಸಾಸ್.

I don’t know the true provenance of this image, but it came my way from Omar Bocanegra via Mike Quinn on the Texas Lepidoptera list-serv.

Butterfly Porn

Here is a hill-topping male Papilio zeliacon, or Anise swallowtail. This butterfly is widespread in the western Pacific states and is probably much more common than it once was. After the introduction of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), and subsequent escape from horticulture, the anise swallowtail took hold as a common California butterfly. Perhaps before this . . . → ಓದಿ: Butterfly Porn

ಈ ಸಮಯ, ಒಂದು ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಜೊತೆ

ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಉತ್ತರ ರಸ್ತೆ ಟ್ರಿಪ್ ಕೆಲವು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಇದಾಹೊ ಈ ಸಮಯ. ಹೊಸ ಮೆಡೋಸ್ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಜೀವನದ ದಪ್ಪ ಹೂವುಗಳ ಜಾಗ ಸರಿ ಹೊರಗೆ. ಇದು ನಾನು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ದಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಆಗಿತ್ತು, ಮತ್ತು ಸಹ ರಸ್ತೆ tripper ಪೀಟರ್ ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು ಈ ಪತ್ತೆ . . . → ಓದಿ: ಈ ಸಮಯ, ಒಂದು ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಜೊತೆ

ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಾರ್

ಪೂರ್ವ Lassen ಕೌಂಟಿ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ ನೆವಾಡಾ ಗಡಿ ಅಪಾರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜುನಿಪರ್ ಬೆಟ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, there are herds ofwildhorses, sheep and cattle. Par for the course, the only flowering plant around was horehound (Marrubium vulgare). Despite the non-native flora and (semi)mega-fauna, the insects were still at home. Being the only nectar source, the small . . . → ಓದಿ: ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಾರ್

On the road again

Over the next week and a half I’ll be driving up to Washington state for the annual LepidopteristsSociety meeting. It is located in the tourist-trap town of Leavenworth, which is aBavarian themeddiorama of postcard and clog shops. ನಾನು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ವಿಷಯದ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳು ​​ಮನವಿಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ, ಇದು ವಿಷಯ . . . → ಓದಿ: On the road again

Genius of the Press VIII

Welcome to volume eight of the inconsistently reoccurring series, ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Who can tell me exactly why this report is misleading? It may be a little trickier than the standard GOP (I suggest discarding any previously associated acronyms with those letters). . . . → ಓದಿ: Genius of the Press VIII

ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು #12

Welcome to The Moth and Me #12, and my first blog carnival. Despite blogging for a few months I have yet to take a look back and reflect on exactly how I became enamored with lepidoptera in the first place. Remembering a time or location where this happened is impossible, and like . . . → ಓದಿ: ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು #12