Biology ng isang Ghost

Ang gamo na ito ay halos kasing bihira ng paranormal namesake nito (maliban sa totoo) – ito ay isang Gazoryctra sp. sa pamilya Hepialidae. Kinakatawan nila ang isang basal lineage ng Lepidoptera at karaniwang kilala bilang mga moth moths o matulin na moths. Multo – sapagkat ang mga kalalakihan ng ilang mga species ay kilalang lumipad . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Biology ng isang Ghost

May Butterflies (at isang gamu-gamo)

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

Karaniwang tao ACMO

Karaniwang tao ACMO

. . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: May Butterflies (at isang gamu-gamo)

Isang Galing Little Butterfly

Isang beses sa isang panghabang buhay na pangyayari, isang bilateral gynandromorph. Sa maikling salita, isang glitch sa panahon ng cell differentiation ay lumilikha asymmetrical mga pattern ng chromosome, na hahantong sa asymmetrical sekswal na expression sa pang-adultong insekto. Kung hindi ka pa nag-click sa link sa itaas, gawin ang gayon, ito ay isang mahusay na paglalarawan na may ilang mga kahanga-hangang mga larawan.

Bumalik sa mga butterfly. Ako . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Isang Galing Little Butterfly

Sa lahat kayong mga Nanay

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 (o $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Sa lahat kayong mga Nanay

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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: 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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: The Art of a Goose Chase

Taxonomy mabigo

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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Taxonomy mabigo

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… kaya manatiling nakatutok.

2009 was a great season. Ako . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: 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