Przez Chris Grinter, on June 11th, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Biologia ducha
Przez Chris Grinter, w dniu 1 czerwca, 2010% 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
. . . → Czytaj więcej: May Butterflies (and a moth)
Przez Chris Grinter, on May 24th, 2010%
A once in a lifetime occurrence, a bilateral gynandromorph. Krótko mówiąc, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: An Awesome Little Butterfly
Przez Chris Grinter, on May 4th, 2010%
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 (lub $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Czytaj więcej: To all you Moth-ers
Przez Chris Grinter, on May 4th, 2010%
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 – they . . . → Czytaj więcej: Moth Perfume
Przez Chris Grinter, 2 maja, 2010% 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: The Art of a Goose Chase
Przez 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Taksonomia fail
Przez Chris Grinter, 23 kwietnia, 2010% Właśnie pokazano moje metody rozprzestrzeniania Molowce, go poznać techniki strony. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Przez Chris Grinter, on April 21st, 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… więc stay tuned.
2009 was a great season. I . . . → Czytaj więcej: How I keep myself busy
Przez Chris Grinter, on April 18th, 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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