Мистецтво гусак Chase

За останні чотири вихідних цих пір я на гусей, протягом однієї молі, Speedy Heliolonche. Це гарний маленький совок з рожевими передніх крил і приголомшливим оранжево-червоний Задні крила. Це не дуже часто зустрічається і зустрічається тільки вздовж північної Каліфорнії гірських хребтів, що харчуються Malacothrix floccifera – ендемічних квітка CA. Кожна поїздка . . . → Детальніше: Мистецтво гусак Chase

Нова технологія Page!

Я тільки що показано мій метод для поширення microlepidoptera, відправиться досліджувати сторінку методи. Хто досить сміливим, щоб спробувати зробити це?

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… так що слідкуйте за оновленнями.

2009 was a great season. I . . . → Детальніше: 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, Speedy Heliolonche, that apparently is waiting for more contiguous nice weather to emerge. This season has been a bit tardy because of all of . . . → Детальніше: 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 . . . → Детальніше: I may drive too much

Aquamoth part 3

A continuation of the aquamoth series, this time with video from Science Friday! Та, I have to link it because wordpress won’t embed… Завдяки Тед, 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 . . . → Детальніше: Rivers of Gold

Aquamoth part 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 . . . → Детальніше: Aquamoth part 2

Inaugural post

Так, 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, Каліфорнія. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Детальніше: Inaugural post