Busy as a Moth

That’s how the saying goes, dwat? 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 . . . → Li piplis: Busy as a Moth

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Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (probably) 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 . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Stink Stink Bug

CNN gen kounye a vole sou mouvman an nan FOX-esque bachin nan finansman syantifik. Reporter Erin Burnett “rapò” sou finansman federal la nan $5.7 milyon dola yo ede goumen pwogrese Brown Marmorated Stink Bug a (Halyomorpha halys). Sarcastic Burnett a se prèske epè ase yo kraze nan nivo SNL nan ridiculousness, men li sanble otantik nan li . . . → Li piplis: Stink Stink Bug

Kle nan lepidoptèr la nan Kanada

Yon kèk mwa de sa yon kle manyifik lepidoptèr la nan Kanada (tout nan yo) te pibliye pa Jason Dombroskie – yon elèv doktora soti nan U a. nan Alberta. Pwogram nan ki disponib pou Windows itilizatè sèlman Se konsa, mwen pa te gen yon bon chans yo eksplore li ankò – men PDF la ki disponib sou entènèt . . . → Li piplis: Kle nan lepidoptèr la nan Kanada

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Pè Gnophaela vermiculata

 

Mit k'ap manje rad Lendi Sa a se yon Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. Papiyon sa yo bèl jou vole te abondan sou jòn flè Helianthus alantou 9000′ nan Santa Fe Nasyonal Forest an, New Mexico. Chniy manje sou bluebells, men granmoun yo pito bon jan kalite sous la Nectar pi wo a nan zòn nan – which fortunately makes . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Sexy, Boutèy byè Sexy

Nan 2011 Ig Nobel ceremony took place yesterday at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. Se prim lan patwone pa enprobabl Rechèch, yon òganizasyon ki rasanble kaptivan, enpè, ak papye rechèch kareman hilarious ki triyonfe lide ki fè konnen se pa tout syans se raz. Among this year’s distinguished recipients was fellow entomologist and blogger David Rentz, who received the . . . → Li piplis: Sexy, Boutèy byè Sexy

Soaring MicroCosmos a

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Mond lan ensèk mikwoskopik se yon trè diferan de nou epi nou raman yo bay m'apèrsu nan li. Thanks in part to the impressive Phantom camera system and the Flight Artists project researchers have filmed the minute (1mm!) Trichogramma wasp (Chalcidoidea) nan vòl. These insects are . . . → Li piplis: Soaring MicroCosmos a

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Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Mit k'ap manje rad Lendi Sa a se yon fi sansasyonèl nan Neotropical Megalopygidae la – Trosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross ak Ev Schlinger ranmase sa a espesimèn nan Perou nan 1955, ak Mwen te konn tande istwa anpil sou sa yo kan sezon. Mwen pa ka vrèman imajine vwayaje atravè bato kago, being gone for six or more . . . → Li piplis: Lendi vè

Genius nan Press XXI la

Sa a se yon echèk trè sezon. Mwen devine nan “jèn adilt” direktiv pibliye yo gen mwens sevè avèk “enfòmasyon”.

 

 

 

Mèsi a Richard Lee Brown pou premye poste sa sou Facebook.

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Wouch, Mwen sote mit k'ap manje rad dènye Lendi a, se konsa isit la yo se de! Sa yo se kèk stunners soti nan ekspedisyon an Sèrtifikasyon Filipin e mwen panse mwen te kalkile konnen non yo. Si ou konnen pi byen, tanpri korije m '.

 

Stop dharma (Limacodidae)

 

Parot marjinata (Crambidae)

 

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