Bijoloġija ta 'Ghost

Din il-kamla hija rari daqs l-isem paranormali tagħha (ħlief li huwa reali) – huwa Gazoryctra sp. fil-familja Hepialidae. Dawn jirrappreżentaw nisel bażali tal-Lepidoptera u huma komunement magħrufa bħala ghost moths jew swift moths. Ghost – because males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Aqra Aktar: Bijoloġija ta 'Ghost

Friefet Mejju (u kamla)

Just immaġini ftit ta leps California komuni, meħuda tul il-firxa kosta qrib Santa Cruz ftit ġimgħat ilu. Jibdew jaħdmu mod tiegħi permezz ta 'xi xogħol b'lura ritratt…

Chalcedona Euphydryas

Acmon Plebejus

Acmon Plebejus

. . . → Aqra Aktar: Friefet Mejju (u kamla)

An Little Butterfly biża

A darba fil-okkorrenza ħajja, gynandromorph bilaterali. Fil-qosor, glitch matul differenzjazzjoni ċellula joħloq mudelli asimmetriku kromożomi, li twassal għall-espressjoni sess asimmetriku fir-insett adult. Jekk int ma għafast il-link hawn fuq, jagħmlu dan, huwa ta 'deskrizzjoni eċċellenti ma' xi ritratti tal-biża.

Lura għall-farfett. I . . . → Aqra Aktar: An Little Butterfly biża

Biex inti Moth-hom kollha

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 (jew $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Aqra Aktar: Biex inti Moth-hom kollha

Fwieħa Moth

Minn pepermint Pericopinae. I rreġistrati dan il-video fuq il-post fil-Kosta tat-Tramuntana Rika ftit snin ilu. Meta wasalt isfel li jtellgħu din kamla, kien diffiċli li tiġi evitata jinnota l-imġieba. Il kamla, Angulosa Chetone (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((użati biex ikunu Arctiidae)), għandha mekkaniżmu difensiv komuni għal dan il-grupp – huma . . . → Aqra Aktar: Fwieħa Moth

L-Art ta 'Chase Goose

Għall-aħħar erba weekends issa I ġew fuq chase wiżż, għall kamla wieħed, Speedy Heliolonche. Huwa Noctuidae żgħir sabiħa ma forewings roża u stordament hindwings-oranġjo-aħmar. Mhuwiex ħafna drabi jiltaqgħu magħhom u sabu biss tul il-meded tat-Tramuntana muntanji California jieklu l-floccifera Malacothrix – fjura endemika CA. Kull vjaġġ . . . → Aqra Aktar: L-Art ta 'Chase Goose

Tassonomija 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: Tassonomija 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?

Kif inżomm ruħi okkupat

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… sabiex tissospendi sintonizzat.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Aqra Aktar: Kif inżomm ruħi okkupat

Genius of the Press V

Allura x'inhu ħażin ma 'din l-illustrazzjoni hawn taħt? Sounds like a great show at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. This news story made me look just a little closer