Biologija vaiduoklis

Ši kandis yra tokia pat reta, kaip ir jos paranormalus bendravardis (išskyrus tai, kad tai tikra) – tai Gazoryctra sp. Hepialidae šeimoje. Jie atstovauja bazinei Lepidoptera giminei ir yra plačiai žinomi kaip kandžiai vaiduokliai arba greitieji drugiai.. Vaiduoklis – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Biologija vaiduoklis

May Butterflies (and a moth)

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

Plebejuszowski ACMO

Plebejuszowski ACMO

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Awesome Mažasis drugelis

Vieną kartą gyvenime atsiradimo, a bilateral gynandromorph. Trumpai tariant, gedimo metu ląstelių diferenciacijos sukuria asimetriškas chromosomų modelius, kuri veda prie asimetrinio lyties raiškos suaugusiųjų vabzdžių. Jei neturite paspausti aukščiau esančią nuorodą, daryk taip, tai puikus aprašymas su kai kurių awesome nuotraukas.

Atgal į drugelį. I . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Awesome Mažasis drugelis

Visiems jums kandžių ERS

Tiems, kurie nežino, nauja knyga pateko į rinką praėjusių metų pabaigoje. “Vakarų Šiaurės Amerikos drugiai“, Powell Opler. tuo tik $95 tai verta kiekvieno cento (arba $75 už e-knygos, bet aš nekenčiu e-knygas). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Visiems jums kandžių ERS

Moth Perfume

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 groupthey . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Moth Perfume

The Art of a Goose Chase

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 flocciferaa CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Skaityti daugiau: The Art of a Goose Chase

Taxonomy 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 . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Taxonomy 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?

Kaip aš esu užsiėmęs

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… taigi stay tuned.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Skaityti daugiau: Kaip aš esu užsiėmęs

Spaudos genijus V

Taigi, kas negerai šioje žemiau esančioje iliustracijoje? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer