Lendi vè

Retounen nan Lendi Moth la! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (Slide) kolekte nan yon vwayaj fevriye andeyò Cataviña, Baja California Meksik. Mwen kwè plant lame yo toujou enkoni, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (probably) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

Pè Gnophaela vermiculata

 

Mit k'ap manje rad Lendi Sa a se yon Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. Papiyon sa yo bèl jou vole te abondan sou jòn flè Helianthus alantou 9000′ nan Santa Fe Nasyonal Forest an, New Mexico. Chniy manje sou bluebells, men granmoun yo pito bon jan kalite sous la Nectar pi wo a nan zòn nan – which fortunately makes . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Mit k'ap manje rad Lendi Sa a se yon fi sansasyonèl nan Neotropical Megalopygidae la – Trosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross ak Ev Schlinger ranmase sa a espesimèn nan Perou nan 1955, ak Mwen te konn tande istwa anpil sou sa yo kan sezon. Mwen pa ka vrèman imajine vwayaje atravè bato kago, being gone for six or more . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

Wouch, Mwen sote mit k'ap manje rad dènye Lendi a, se konsa isit la yo se de! Sa yo se kèk stunners soti nan ekspedisyon an Sèrtifikasyon Filipin e mwen panse mwen te kalkile konnen non yo. Si ou konnen pi byen, tanpri korije m '.

 

Stop dharma (Limacodidae)

 

Parot marjinata (Crambidae)

 

. . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LAalthough in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). men, . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

Vè jodi a se yon espès bèl ak ra soti nan SE Arizona ak Meksik: Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae). Menm jan ak anpil espès lòt jou vole li se briyan koulè ak byen gen anpil chans aposematic. Apre yo tout, plant lan lame a se yon letron ak cheni a se jis kòm sansasyonèl (anba a).

Lerina incarnata (Erebidae: Arctiinae)

 

Sa a . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Lendi vè

I’m going to keep the ball rolling with this series and try to make it more regular. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material forat least a few hundred years.

Grammia . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè