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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Biology of a Ghost
 6 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)  Entomología  Behavior, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Espezie berria 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 acmon
Plebejus acmon
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A once in a lifetime occurrence, aldebiko ginandromorfoa. Laburbilduz, 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: An Awesome Little Butterfly Share honetan!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 (edo $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Gehiago irakurri: To all you Moth-ers Share honetan!From a peppermint Pericopinae. I recorded this video on-site in northern Costa Rica a few years ago. When I reached down to pick up this moth, it was hard to avoid noticing the behavior. The moth, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((used to be Arctiidae)), has a common defensive mechanism for this group – dute . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Moth Perfume Share honetan! 5 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Tximeletak, Defensive Behavior, Entomología, Bilketa-arriskuak, Lepidoptera, Sitsak For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Heliolonche celeris. It’s a beautiful small Noctuidae with pinkish forewings and stunning orange-red hindwings. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – a CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Gehiago irakurri: The Art of a Goose Chase Share honetan! 10 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Entomología, Loreak, Bilketa-arriskuak, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Ez-Insects 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Taxonomia Fail Share honetan! 4 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Tximeletak, Crank, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Espezie berria Mikrolepidopteroak zabaltzeko nire metodoa ilustratu berri dut, joan tekniken orria arakatu. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Share honetan! 4 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Biltzen, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Teknikak 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… beraz, egonaldia sintonizatuta. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Gehiago irakurri: How I keep myself busy Share honetan!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… Share honetan! |
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