The Art of a Goose Chase

Am y pedwar penwythnos diwethaf nawr rydw i wedi bod ar drywydd gwydd, am un gwyfyn, Heliolonche celeris. Mae'n Noctuidae bach hardd gyda blaenddrychau pinc a hindwings oren-goch syfrdanol. Nid yw'n dod ar ei draws yn aml iawn a dim ond ar hyd mynyddoedd gogledd California sy'n bwydo ar Malacothrix floccifera – blodyn endemig CA.. Pob taith . . . → Darllen Mwy: The Art of a Goose Chase

Tudalen Techneg Newydd!

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

How I keep myself busy

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… felly aros diwnio.

2009 was a great season. i . . . → Darllen Mwy: How I keep myself busy

Blasu gwyfynod yn Napa

Roedd hi'n ddiwrnod hyfryd heddiw yn ardal y bae, felly es i fyny i Napa a Dyffryn y Pab. Roeddwn yn sgowtio rhyw diriogaeth newydd ar gyfer gwyfyn blodau bach, Heliolonche celeris, mae'n debyg ei fod yn aros am fwy o dywydd braf cyfagos i ddod i'r amlwg. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Darllen Mwy: Blasu gwyfynod yn Napa

Efallai y byddaf yn gyrru gormod

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 . . . → Darllen Mwy: Efallai y byddaf yn gyrru gormod

Rhan Aquamoth 3

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

Afonydd o Aur

Ychydig o ddelweddau o fy nhaith gwyfyn penwythnos i lawr i Shell Creek, Sir San Luis Obispo. Mae'r gwanwyn cynnar ar hyd yr arfordir canolog yn syfrdanol, ac yr oedd y ffyrdd cefn yn orlawn o wylwyr blodau. Roedd yna ddwsinau o geir yn cael eu meddiannu gan deuluoedd allan ar benwythnos mewn car, roedd llawer wedi pecyn bwyd ac eistedd i wylio'r . . . → Darllen Mwy: Afonydd o Aur

Rhan Aquamoth 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 . . . → Darllen Mwy: Rhan Aquamoth 2

Inaugural post

Felly,, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Darllen Mwy: Inaugural post