Here are a few more images from my recent northern road trip, this time from western Idaho. Right outside the town of New Meadows were fields of flowers thick with life. It was some of the best day collecting I’ve done in years, and fellow road tripper Peter Jump and I discovered this . . . → Gehiago irakurri: This time, with a moth
 3 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)  Entomología  Tximeletak, DNA, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak A few months ago I was out collecting in western Arizona and failed to follow through with any images or updates on that trip. Beno, it was a success and well worth the miles to get there! I was searching for a Crambid moth in the mountains of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (special thanks . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Western Arizona Share honetan!
Welcome to The Moth and Me #12, and my first blog carnival. Despite blogging for a few months I have yet to take a look back and reflect on exactly how I became enamored with lepidoptera in the first place. Remembering a time or location where this happened is impossible, and like . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Sitsak eta Ni #12 Share honetan! 10 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Carnival, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Sitsak eta Ni 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 . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Biology of a Ghost Share honetan! 6 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Behavior, Entomología, Lepidoptera, Sitsak, Espezie berria 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
Plebejus acmon
Plebejus acmon
. . . → Gehiago irakurri: May Butterflies (and a moth) Share honetan!For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth? Share honetan!With Korea teetering on the edge of a hot war, an ecological disaster of unprecedented proportion and civil unrest in Jamaica (someone harshed their mellow) – just to name a few of todays headlines from other sources – CNN takes the time to fluff up its front page.
I usually . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Must be a slow news day… Share honetan!Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Joan zaitez eta arakatu azken sitsaren inauteriak, azken hilabetean edo era batera edo bestera sitsak agertu dituzten blogen topaketa. Share honetan!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 (edo $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Gehiago irakurri: To all you Moth-ers Share honetan!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 – dute . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Moth Perfume Share honetan! 5 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude) Entomología Tximeletak, Defensive Behavior, Entomología, Bilketa-arriskuak, Lepidoptera, Sitsak |
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