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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Biology of a Ghost
 6 bình luận - (Comments are closed)  Côn trùng  Hành vi, Côn trùng, Lepidoptera, bướm đêm, Những loài mới 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
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Một lần trong một sự xuất hiện đời, a bilateral gynandromorph. Trong ngắn hạn, một trục trặc trong quá trình phân chia tế bào nhiễm sắc thể tạo ra mô hình không đối xứng, dẫn đến biểu hiện giới tính không đối xứng trong côn trùng trưởng thành. Nếu bạn không nhấp vào liên kết ở trên, làm như vậy, nó là một mô tả tuyệt vời với một số hình ảnh tuyệt vời. Quay lại bướm. I . . . → Đọc thêm: Một tuyệt vời ít bướm Chia sẻ!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 (hoặc $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Đọc thêm: To all you Moth-ers Chia sẻ!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 – họ . . . → Đọc thêm: Moth Perfume Chia sẻ! 5 bình luận - (Comments are closed) Côn trùng bướm, Defensive Behavior, Côn trùng, Nguy hiểm của Thu, Lepidoptera, bướm đêm 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 . . . → Đọc thêm: The Art of a Goose Chase Chia sẻ! 10 bình luận - (Comments are closed) Côn trùng Côn trùng, Hoa, Nguy hiểm của Thu, Lepidoptera, bướm đêm, Không Côn trùng 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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Phân loại thất bại Chia sẻ!I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?
Chia sẻ! 4 bình luận - (Comments are closed) Côn trùng Thu thập, Côn trùng, Lepidoptera, bướm đêm, Kỹ thuật 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… do đó chơ. 2009 was a great season. I . . . → Đọc thêm: How I keep myself busy Chia sẻ!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… Chia sẻ! |
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