Fjäril i veckan

Jag har varit lite försumligt vid utstationering regelbundna utmaningar, så jag ska försöka plocka upp takten. Vem kan berätta något om denna fjäril? De du får är att det är från den västra halvan av den amerikanska. Kredit för familjen, släkte eller art och löjligt kredit för underarter och där det är . . . → Läs mer: Fjäril i veckan

Moth tasting in Napa

It was a beautiful day today in the bay area, so I headed up to Napa and the Pope Valley. I was scouting some new territory for a small flower moth, Heliolonche celeris, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Läs mer: Moth tasting in Napa

Genius av Press, v. IV

Another installment of Genius of the Press, and perhaps a bit of a softball. (Yikes these are easy to find) Who can tell me whats wrong with this article?

Jag kan köra för mycket

The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Läs mer: Jag kan köra för mycket

Aquamoth del 3

A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Ja, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embedThanks Ted, figured it out!

Floder av Guld

A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Läs mer: Floder av Guld

Aquamoth del 2

Jag kom över hela PDF-filen av amfibiemalartikeln och extraherade trädet som visar strålningen från denna artgrupp och den troliga utvecklingen av de amfibiska egenskaperna. Intressant att notera fallets form, och varje nattfjäril är endemisk till sin egen vulkan i Hawaiis skärgård.

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Answer to last week’s Genius of the Press

For all those who abstained from voting (I want to assume some readers must have known the identity of our mystery caterpillar, but were too lazy to comment), here is the answer (after the break).

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Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (mind you, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Läs mer: Aquamoth!

California Spring

Spring has come to northern California and moths are on the wing. I took a quick trip up to the Sierra foothills over the weekend and hiked up the steep slopes above the American River. Above is pictured Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta (Noctuidae: Stiriinae). It happens to be sitting on a beautiful california . . . → Läs mer: California Spring