This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghost – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Loe edasi: Kummituse bioloogia
 6 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud)  Entomoloogia  Käitumine, Entomoloogia, Lepidoptera, Koid, Uued liigid Just a few images of common California leps, taken along the coast range near Santa Cruz a few weeks ago. Starting to work my way through some photo backlog…
Euphydryas chalcedona
Plebejus Azmon
Plebejus Azmon
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A once in a lifetime occurrence, kahepoolne günandromorf. Lühidalt, a glitch during cell differentiation creates asymmetrical chromosome patterns, which leads to asymmetrical sex expression in the adult insect. If you haven’t clicked the link above, do so, it’s an excellent description with some awesome photos. Back to the butterfly. I . . . → Loe edasi: Awesome Little Butterfly Jagage seda!For those who are not aware, a new book hit the market at the end of last year. “The Moths of Western North America“, Powell and Opler. At only $95 it’s worth every cent (või $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Loe edasi: Kõigile teile ööliblikatele Jagage seda! Üks kommentaar - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Book Review, Entomoloogia, Lepidoptera, Koid Alates piparmündi Pericopinae. Ma salvestasin selle video kohapeal Põhja Costa Rica paar aastat tagasi. Kui jõudsin alla kiirenemist see koi, see oli raske vältida märganud käitumine. Ööliblikas, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Perikopina) ((varem Arctiidae)), on ühine kaitsemehhanism selle grupiga – nad . . . → Loe edasi: Moth parfüümid Jagage seda! 5 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Liblikad, Kaitsev Behavior, Entomoloogia, Ohtude kogumise, Lepidoptera, Koid Viimased neli nädalavahetustel nüüd olen olnud hane tagaajamine, üks koi, Speedy Heliolonche. See on ilus väike Noctuidae koos roosakas esitiivad ja uimastamise punakasoranž hindwings. Ei ole väga sageli esinenud ja ainult leitud piki Põhja-California mäeahelikud toituvad Malacothrix floccifera – CA endeemiline lill. Iga reis . . . → Loe edasi: The Art of Goose Chase Jagage seda! 10 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Entomoloogia, Lilled, Ohtude kogumise, Lepidoptera, Koid, Mitte-Putukad Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Loe edasi: Taksonoomia Fail Jagage seda! 4 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Liblikad, Crank, Entomoloogia, Lepidoptera, Uued liigid I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Jagage seda! 4 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Kollektsioneerimine, Entomoloogia, Lepidoptera, Koid, tehnika I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… nii stay tuned. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Loe edasi: How I keep myself busy Jagage seda! 3 Kommentaarid - (Kommentaarid on suletud) Entomoloogia Kollektsioneerimine, Entomoloogia, Lepidoptera, Koid So what is wrong with this illustration below? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer… Jagage seda! |
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