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Fresh off the presses, the Miami Blue Butterfly (MBB) is now listed as federally endangered by act of an emergency provision. Huzzah! (right?) Miami Blue Butterfly from Butterflies of America My first thought was “wait, wasn’t this already endangered?”. Yes, turns out the MBB has been state-endangered since 2002 after a previous emergency . . . → Read More: NABA Turns Fish and Wildlife into Brainless Zombies Share this! 9 comments - (Comments are closed)  Entomology, Skepticism  Bad Science, Butterflies, Conservation, Entomology, Fish and Wildlife, Law, Lepidoptera, NABA, Skepticism, USFWS It’s been a little while since the last GOP challenge, but this is a softball. I’m hoping they were just too lazy to find a more suitable image…
Share this!Well as you may have guessed the subject isn’t as shocking as my title suggests, but I couldn’t help but to spin from the Guardian article. I really find it hilarious when I come across anything that says scientists are “astounded”, “baffled”, “shocked”, “puzzled”, – I guess that’s a topic for another time… Nevertheless a . . . → Read More: Curators Astounded! Share this! 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, Entomology, Evolution, Genetics, Lepidoptera, Museums
Male – Marin Headlands Like so many other urban animals, the Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) is one that is gravely imperiled. This small blue lives in tiny fragments of habitat alongside multi-million dollar development in and around the San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Read More: The Mission Blue Butterfly Share this! 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, Conservation, Endangered Species, Lepidoptera, Mission Blue, Photography Shockingly, stunningly, amazingly; the monarchs are back (but not co-staring Julianne Moore). OK, it’s not that amazing; I pretty much predicted this would be the case last March when everyone was running around terrified because the butterflies hit an all time low (since counting started in 1993). Actually I believe I said “I will . . . → Read More: The Monarchs Are All Right Share this! One comment - (Comments are closed) Entomology, Skepticism Butterflies, Conservation, Lepidoptera, Media, Migration, Monarchs A softball for this GOP challenge. This image comes care of the Victoria Advocate (TX paper) – with a poorly written article about butterflies. This image flop is pretty easy, but for extra points who can tell me what else is incorrect in the text?
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If you happen to be living out in Yolo, Solano or Sacramento counties you should head out with a net. Dr. Art Shaprio has offered for the 40th year his cabbage white butterfly competition. If you are the very first person to catch a cabbage white (Pieris rapae . . . → Read More: Butterflies for Beer Share this! 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Beer, Butterflies, Contest, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Pieris rapae, UC Davis I have always known that in many places of the world, especially off the beaten track, caterpillars of moths and butterflies are on the menu. From Africa to Australia there are dozens of species that might taste good enough to be reasonably edible or even delicious. But here in the US insects rarely if . . . → Read More: Entomophagy: moths for dinner Share this! 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, Conservation, Entomophagy, Food, Insects as food, Lepidoptera, Mexico, Moths, Nutrition I know what I’m hoping for from santa this year! Well, not really. In actuality I don’t collect butterflies, and especially not these giant birdwings. They are stunning animals, but aside from being huge, they are also expensive (the average specimens go for about a hundred bucks). The newsworthy part of this story is . . . → Read More: ‘Tis the season for giving Share this!While I gear up for more posts of substance, enjoy this brief video from the California Academy of Sciences butterfly collection. Dr. Norm Penny does a wonderful job of sharing some of our gems, it’s just too bad the video isn’t any longer (or about moths!). . . . → Read More: Cal Academy Butterflies Share this! One comment - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, California Academy of Sciences, Collecting, Lepidoptera |
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