Ag Chris Grinter, ar 11 Meitheamh, 2010%
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 . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Biology of a Ghost
Ag Chris Grinter, on June 1st, 2010% Díreach cúpla íomhánna de leps California coitianta, a glacadh ar feadh an raon chósta in aice le Santa Cruz cúpla seachtain ó shin. Ag tosú ag obair ar mo bhealach a dhéanamh tríd roinnt riaráiste grianghraf…
Euphydryas chalcedona
acmon Plebeian
acmon Plebeian
. . . → Leigh Nios mo: Féileacáin Bealtaine (agus leamhan)
Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 24 Bealtaine, 2010%
A uair amháin ar feadh an tsaoil tarlú, ar gynandromorph déthaobhach. I mbeagán focal, glitch le linn difreáil cille Cruthaíonn patrúin crómasóim neamhshiméadracha, agus as a dtagann a nochtadh gnéas neamhshiméadracha sa feithidí fásta. Mura bhfuil tú chliceáil ar an nasc thuas, é sin a dhéanamh, tá sé cuntas an-mhaith le roinnt grianghraf uamhnach.
Ar ais go dtí an féileacán. Mé . . . → Leigh Nios mo: An Awesome Little Féileacán
Ag Chris Grinter, 4 Bealtaine, 2010%
Dóibh siúd nach bhfuil ar an eolas, bhuail leabhar nua ar an margadh ag deireadh na bliana seo caite. “An Leamhain d'Iarthar Mheiriceá Thuaidh“, Powell agus Opler. Ag amháin $95 is fiú gach gcéad (nó $75 don r-leabhar, ach is fuath liom r-leabhair). Tá sé Tome iontach agus an chéad cheann dá leithéid . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Chun go léir tú Leamhan-ers
Ag Chris Grinter, 4 Bealtaine, 2010%
Ó phiobair Pericopinae. Thaifeadadh mé an físeán seo ar an láthair i dtuaisceart na Costa Rica cúpla bliain ó shin. Nuair a shroich mé síos a phiocadh suas an moth, bhí sé deacair a sheachaint noticing an iompar. An moth, Cheton angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((úsáidtear a bheith Arctiidae)), Tá meicníocht cosanta coiteann don ghrúpa – siad . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Chumhrán Leamhan
Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 2 Bealtaine, 2010% I gcás na ceithre seachtaine anuas anois tá mé ar chase gé, do moth amháin, Heliolonche celeris. Tá sé Noctuidae beag álainn le forewings pinkish agus hindwings oráiste-dearg néal. Níl sé a bhíonn go minic agus fuair sé ach amháin ar feadh na sliabhraonta thuaidh California bheathú ar Malacothrix floccifera – bláth endemic CA. Gach turas . . . → Leigh Nios mo: An Ealaín de Chase Goose
Ag Chris Grinter, on April 27th, 2010% 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 . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Tacsanomaíochta Teip
Ag Chris Grinter, on April 23rd, 2010% I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Ag Chris Grinter, 21ú Aibreán, 2010% 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… mar sin fanacht tuned.
2009 was a great season. Mé . . . → Leigh Nios mo: How I keep myself busy
Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 18 Aibreán, 2010% 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…
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