An Ealaín de Chase Goose

I gcás na ceithre seachtaine anuas anois tá mé ar chase gé, do moth amháin, Heliolonche celeris. Tá sé Noctuidae beag álainn le forewings pinkish agus hindwings oráiste-dearg néal. Níl sé a bhíonn go minic agus fuair sé ach amháin ar feadh na sliabhraonta thuaidh California bheathú ar Malacothrix floccifera – bláth endemic CA. Gach turas . . . → Leigh Nios mo: An Ealaín de Chase Goose

New Technique Page!

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… mar sin fanacht tuned.

2009 was a great season. Mé . . . → Leigh Nios mo: How I keep myself busy

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, Heliolonche celeris, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Moth tasting in Napa

Is féidir liom tiomáint i bhfad ró

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 . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Is féidir liom tiomáint i bhfad ró

Aquamoth chuid 3

A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Is ea, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embed… Go raibh maith agat Ted, figured it out!

Aibhneacha na Óir

Tá cúpla íomhánna ó mo thuras mothing deireadh seachtaine síos go dtí Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo Contae. Tá an earraigh Luath feadh chósta lárnach néal, agus bhí pacáilte bóithre ar ais le feighlithe bláth. Bhí mórán de na carranna áitithe ag teaghlaigh amach le haghaidh tiomáint deireadh seachtaine, Bhí lónta pacáilte go leor agus shuigh chun féachaint ar an . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Aibhneacha na Óir

Aquamoth chuid 2

Tháinig mé trasna ar PDF lán-théacs an ailt leamhain amfaibeach agus bhain mé an crann a thaispeánann radaíocht an ghrúpa speiceas seo agus éabhlóid dhóchúil na dtréithe amfaibiacha. Suimiúil cruth an cháis a thabhairt faoi deara, agus tá gach leamhan endemic dá bholcán féin san oileánra Haváí.

This is a Bayesian analysis of . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Aquamoth chuid 2

Inaugural post

Mar sin,, 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), . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Inaugural post