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 . . . → Preberite več: Tokrat, z molj
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A few months ago I was out collecting in western Arizona and failed to follow through with any images or updates on that trip. Dobro, 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 . . . → Preberite več: Western Arizona Skupna raba tega!
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 . . . → Preberite več: The Moth and Me #12 Skupna raba tega! 10 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti)  Entomologija  Carnival, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Molji, The Moth and Me 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 . . . → Preberite več: Biology of a Ghost Skupna raba tega! 6 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti) Entomologija Vedenje, Entomologija, Lepidoptera, Molji, Nove vrste 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
. . . → Preberite več: May Butterflies (and a moth) Skupna raba tega!For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth? Skupna raba tega!S Koreja Kolebanje na robu vroče vojne, ekološka katastrofa brez primere deleža in državljanskih nemirov na Jamajki (nekdo harshed svoj mehak) – da naštejemo samo nekaj današnjih naslovnic iz drugih virov – CNN vzame čas Dlake svoje prvo stran.
Jaz ponavadi . . . → Preberite več: Mora biti počasno novica dneva… Skupna raba tega!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. Skupna raba tega!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 (ali $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Preberite več: To all you Moth-ers Skupna raba tega!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 – they . . . → Preberite več: Moth Perfume Skupna raba tega! 5 Komentarji - (Komentarji so zaprti) Entomologija Metulji, Defensive Behavior, Entomologija, Nevarnosti Zbiranje, Lepidoptera, Molji |
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