Ghost ini dilahirkan

Selamat datang ke tahun baru, dan hampir satu tahun penuh dengan blog! Sungguh mengagumkan berapa cepat masa berlalu, tetapi sekali lagi ia sentiasa tidak. Seperti yang anda mungkin perasan Disember ternyata menjadi bulan posting paling lemah saya dengan kekalahan 2 jawatan. Resolusi: lebih posting!

Sekarang saya belum memulakan blog tentang muzik (bagi mereka . . . → Baca Lebih: Ghost ini dilahirkan

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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Biology of a Ghost

Terlalu Mudah

Sememangnya, ia dinamakan Lingga drewsii. Ini mula membentuk senarai atas 10 spesies yang dinamakan dalam 2009, dipatuhi oleh Arizona State University (bukan senarai yang sangat baik jika 7 spesies baru saya tidak berada di sana…). Walaupun saya cenderung untuk mengelakkan dan berbentuk zakar O'Keeffesque botani, satu ini saya tidak dapat menahan kerana ia . . . → Baca Lebih: Terlalu Mudah

Taksonomi Gagal

Recently came across some ridiculously horrible taxonomy from China (.pdf). If you scroll down a bit you can see the english translation. At first glance this looks like a standard taxonomy paper with bare-bones species descriptions. You might even think to yourself, “huh, wonder why they are describing species from only one specimen”. Not the . . . → Baca Lebih: Taksonomi Gagal

Saya mungkin memandu terlalu banyak

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 . . . → Baca Lebih: Saya mungkin memandu terlalu banyak

Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (mind you, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Baca Lebih: Aquamoth!

Jawatan sulung

Jadi, 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), . . . → Baca Lebih: Jawatan sulung