This time, with a moth

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 . . . → Đọc thêm: This time, with a moth

Tây 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. Cũng, 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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Tây Arizona

The Moth and Me #12

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, và như . . . → Đọc thêm: The Moth and Me #12

Biology of a Ghost

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 . . . → Đọc thêm: Biology of a Ghost

Tháng bướm (và một loài bướm đêm)

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

bình dân ACMO

bình dân ACMO

. . . → Đọc thêm: Tháng bướm (và một loài bướm đêm)

Sunday Quiz

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

Phải là một ngày tin tức chậm…

Với Hàn Quốc choạng trên các cạnh của một cuộc chiến tranh nóng, một thảm họa sinh thái của tỷ lệ chưa từng có và tình trạng bất ổn dân sự ở Jamaica (một người nào đó harshed êm dịu của họ) – chỉ để tên một vài trong số các tiêu đề ngày nay từ các nguồn khác – CNN mất thời gian để lông tơ lên ​​trang nhất.

Tôi thường . . . → Đọc thêm: Phải là một ngày tin tức chậm…

The Moth and Me #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 (hoặc $75 for the e-book, but I hate e-books). It’s a remarkable tome and the first of its kind . . . → Đọc thêm: 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 group – họ . . . → Đọc thêm: Moth Perfume