Мастацтва гусь Chase

За апошнія чатыры выходныя гэтага часу я на гусей, на працягу адной молі, Speedy Heliolonche. Гэта прыгожы маленькі савок з розоватые пярэдніх крылаў і ўзрушаючым аранжавай-чырвоны Заднія крылы. Гэта не вельмі часта сустракаецца і сустракаецца толькі ўздоўж паўночнай Каліфорніі горных хрыбтоў, якія сілкуюцца Malacothrix floccifera – эндэмічных кветка CA. Кожная паездка . . . → Больш падрабязна: Мастацтва гусь Chase

New Technique Page!

I’ve just illustrated my method for spreading microlepidoptera, go explore the techniques page. Who is courageous enough to attempt it?

Як я трымаю сябе заняты

I’ve been busy spreading microleps over the last few days, and here is a small selection from my summer collecting trips. Still have at least another 200 to go before catching up on my backlog. I am working on illustrating just how to spread these moths… так што сочыце за абнаўленнямі.

2009 was a great season. Я . . . → Больш падрабязна: Як я трымаю сябе заняты

Moth tasting in Napa

It was a beautiful day today in the bay area, so I headed up to Napa and the Pope Valley. I was scouting some new territory for a small flower moth, Speedy Heliolonche, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Больш падрабязна: Moth tasting in Napa

I may drive too much

The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Больш падрабязна: I may drive too much

Аквамотавая частка 3

A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Так, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embed… Дзякуючы Тэд, figured it out!

Rivers of Gold

A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → Больш падрабязна: Rivers of Gold

Аквамотавая частка 2

I came across the full-text PDF of the amphibious moth article and extracted the tree showing the radiation of this species group and probable evolution of the amphibious traits. Interesting to note the case shape, and each moth is endemic to its own volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago.

This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Больш падрабязна: Аквамотавая частка 2

Першае паведамленне

Так, Як пачаць новы блог? Складанае пытанне, але, магчыма, гэта добры час, каб паказаць новыя віды весялосці. Гэта молі было сабрана ў мінулым годзе за межамі Санта-Барбары, Каліфорнія. Масіўная размах крылаў, на 15 мм, робіць гэта даволі вялікі для Gelechiid молі. Род, Гноримосхема (выяўленай нор-ма-мош), . . . → Больш падрабязна: Першае паведамленне