Beschäftigt wie eine Motte

That’s how the saying goes, rechts? Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was a great excuse to get back into the field and it was the first time I collected Arizona in the fall. Temps were still pushing the mid . . . → Weiterlesen: Beschäftigt wie eine Motte

Montag Moth

Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (wahrscheinlich) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

Stinkwanze Gestank

CNN ist nun auf den Zug des FOX-ähnlichen Bashings der wissenschaftlichen Finanzierung aufgesprungen. Reporterin Erin Burnett “Berichte” über die Bundesfinanzierung von $5.7 Millionen Dollar zur Bekämpfung der invasiven Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys). Burnetts Sarkasmus ist fast dick genug, um in SNL-Ebenen der Lächerlichkeit einzubrechen, but she seems genuine in her . . . → Weiterlesen: Stinkwanze Gestank

Schlüssel zu den Lepidoptera von Kanada

A few months ago a magnificent key to the Lepidoptera of Canada (alle von ihnen) was published by Jason Dombroskie – ein Doktorand der U. von Alberta. Das Programm ist nur für Windows-Benutzer verfügbar, daher hatte ich noch keine gute Gelegenheit, es zu erkunden – but the PDF is available online . . . → Weiterlesen: Schlüssel zu den Lepidoptera von Kanada

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Gnophaela vermiculata pair

 

This Monday moth is an Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. These beautiful day flying moths were abundant on yellow Helianthus flowers around 9000in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Caterpillars feed on bluebells, but the adults prefer the highest quality nectar source in the areawhich fortunately makes . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

Sexy, Sexy Bierflaschen

Die 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. The award is sponsored by Improbable Research, an organization that gathers fascinating, odd, and outright hilarious research papers that triumph the idea that not all science is boring. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Weiterlesen: Sexy, Sexy Bierflaschen

Der schwebende Mikrokosmos

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The microscopic insect world is a very different one from ours and we rarely are given glimpses into it. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1Millimeter!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) in flight. These insects are . . . → Weiterlesen: Der schwebende Mikrokosmos

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Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

This Monday moth is a stunning female of the Neotropical MegalopygidaeTrosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross and Ev Schlinger collected this specimen in Peru in 1955, and I’ve heard many stories about these epic expeditions. I can’t really imagine travelling via cargo ship, being gone for six or more . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

Genie der Presse XXI

This is a pretty epic fail. I guess theyoung adultpublishing guidelines are less strict withfacts”.

 

 

 

Thanks to Richard Lee Brown for first posting this on Facebook.

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Oops, I skipped last monday’s moth, so here are two! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.

 

Parasa darma (Limacodidae)

 

Parotis marginata (Crambidae)

 

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