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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: Biologjia e një fantazme
 6 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura)  Entomologji  Sjellje, Entomologji, Lepidoptera, Insekte, Speciet e reja 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
Acmon plebejane
Acmon plebejane
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Një herë në një dukuri të jetës, a bilateral gynandromorph. Me pak fjalë, një anomali gjatë diferencimit qelizor krijon modele asimetrike kromozomeve, e cila çon në shprehje seksi asimetrik në insekt të rritur. Nëse ju nuk e keni klikuar në linkun e mësipërm, bërë këtë, kjo është një përshkrim të shkëlqyer me disa foto të awesome. Mbrapsht në fluturës. I . . . → Lexo më shumë: Një Pak Butterfly mbresëlënës Share këtë!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 (ose $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Lexo më shumë: To all you Moth-ers Share këtë!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 – ata . . . → Lexo më shumë: Moth Perfume Share këtë! 5 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Butterflies, Defensive Behavior, Entomologji, Rreziqet e Mbledhja, Lepidoptera, Insekte 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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: The Art of a Goose Chase Share këtë! 10 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Entomologji, Lule, Rreziqet e Mbledhja, Lepidoptera, Insekte, Jo Insektet 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 . . . → Lexo më shumë: Dështimi i Taksonomisë Share këtë! 4 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Butterflies, Mavij, Entomologji, Lepidoptera, Speciet e reja I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Share këtë! 4 komente - (Komente janë të mbyllura) Entomologji Mbledhjen, Entomologji, Lepidoptera, Insekte, Teknika 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… kështu që qëndrojnë tuned. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Lexo më shumë: Si e mbaj veten të zënë Share këtë!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… Share këtë! |
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