Biologija duha

Ovaj moljac je jednako rijedak kao i njegov paranormalni imenjak (osim što je stvaran) – to je Gazoryctra sp. u obitelji Hepialidae. Predstavljaju bazalnu lozu Lepidoptera i obično su poznati kao moljci duhovi ili brzi moljci. Duh – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Opširnije: Biologija duha

Svibanjski leptiri (i moljac)

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

Plebejus acmon

Plebejus acmon

Plebejus acmon

. . . → Opširnije: Svibanjski leptiri (i moljac)

Strašan Little Butterfly

Jednom u životu pojave, bilateralna gynandromorph. Ukratko, glitch tijekom diferencijacije stanica stvara asimetrična kromosoma obrasce, što dovodi do asimetričnog ekspresiju spolnih u odraslih kukaca. Ako niste kliknuli na link iznad, učiniti, to je odličan opis s nekim strašan fotografije.

Povratak u leptira. Ja . . . → Opširnije: Strašan Little Butterfly

Za sve vas moljci ERS

Za one koji nisu svjesni, Nova knjiga hit na tržištu krajem prošle godine. “Moljci zapadne Sjeverne Amerike“, Powell i Opler. U samo $95 to vrijedi svaki cent (ili $75 za e-knjige, ali mrzim e-knjiga). To je izvanredan Toma i prvi takve vrste . . . → Opširnije: Za sve vas moljci ERS

Parfem od moljca

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 – oni . . . → Opširnije: Parfem od moljca

Umjetnost tjeranja guske

Posljednja četiri vikenda sada sam u jurnjavi za guskom, za jedan mjesec, Heliolonche celeris. To je prekrasna mala Noctuidae s ružičastim prednjim krilima i zadivljujućim narančasto-crvenim stražnjim krilima. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – CA endemski cvijet. Every trip . . . → Opširnije: Umjetnost tjeranja guske

Taksonomija Fail

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 . . . → Opširnije: Taksonomija Fail

New Technique Page!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

How I keep myself busy

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… tako Stay tuned.

2009 was a great season. Ja . . . → Opširnije: How I keep myself busy

Genius of the Press V

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