Tym razem, z ćmą

Oto kilka zdjęć z mojej ostatniej podróży po północy, tym razem z zachodniego Idaho. Tuż za miastem New Meadows były pełne życia pola kwiatów. To był jeden z najlepszych kolekcjonowania, jaki zrobiłem od lat, and fellow road tripper Peter Jump and I discovered this . . . → Czytaj więcej: Tym razem, z ćmą

Western Arizona

A few months ago I was out collecting in western Arizona and failed to follow through with any images or updates on that trip. Dobrze, 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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Western Arizona

Ćma i ja #12

Witaj w ćmie i mnie #12, i mój pierwszy blogowy karnawał. Pomimo blogowania od kilku miesięcy, muszę jeszcze spojrzeć wstecz i zastanowić się, jak w ogóle zakochałem się w Lepidoptera. Zapamiętanie czasu lub miejsca, w którym to się stało, jest niemożliwe, and like . . . → Czytaj więcej: Ćma i ja #12

Biologia ducha

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. Ghostbecause males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Czytaj więcej: Biologia ducha

May Butterflies (and a moth)

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

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Sunday Quiz

For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth?

Must be a slow news day

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 sourcesCNN takes the time to fluff up its front page.

I usually . . . → Czytaj więcej: Must be a slow news day

Ćma i ja #11

Has just been posted over at Beetles in the Bush. Go over and explore the latest moth carnival, a gathering of blogs that have featured moths in one way or another over the last month or so.

To all you Moth-ers

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 (lub $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Czytaj więcej: To all you Moth-ers

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 . . . → Czytaj więcej: Moth Perfume