Jumatatu nondo

Mnyama hii nzuri ni nondo mimi reared kutoka Quercus palmeri chini katika milima ya Chiricahua ya Arizona. Ni katika familia Gracillariidae na uwezekano mkubwa katika Acrocercops jenasi – kulingana na Dave Wagner inaweza kuwakilisha aina mpya, lakini kwamba si jambo la kawaida na nondo ndogo. Ilikuwa haki tele, hivyo . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

LepCourse 2013 – kujifunza kuhusu nondo na vipepeo!

Mimi nina msisimko kuwa kushiriki mwaka huu kama mwalimu kwa ajili ya Lepidoptera Course katika Zanzibar Station Utafiti wa karibu Portal, Arizona. Mimi itabidi kuwa moja ya nane walimu wengine ambao kutoa mikono juu na makali 9-siku kwa muda mrefu bila shaka katika ukusanyaji wa, kuhifadhi na utambulisho wa Lepidoptera. Mimi kwa kweli hawezi kufikiria njia bora . . . → Soma Zaidi: LepCourse 2013 – kujifunza kuhusu nondo na vipepeo!

Jumatatu nondo

This week I’m sharing a tiny, scruffy, and semi-competently spread Nepticulidae in the genus Stigmella from the same light trap of Prescott Arizona as the past few Monday Moths. I usually wouldn’t share a photo of a moth that isn’t in the best condition, but I’m using this as an example of . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Jumatatu nondo

Vipi kuhusu Gelechiidae yasiyotambulika kutoka eneo moja kama sampuli ya awali (No.. Prescott Arizona). Mimi kuchukua kumchoma katika nondo hii kuwa katika Chionodes jenasi – na ni hivi hivi sawa na aina C. continuella. Shukrani nyingi kuna monograph wa kundi hili (Nondo ya Amerika Kaskazini ya Mexico, fascicle 7.6) . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Jumatatu nondo

 

Nondo hii ni mfano mzuri wa nondo zangu nyingi kwa sasa – wasiojulikana! Hakika huyu ni Gelechiidae, unaweza kuona palps kubwa zilizoinuliwa mbele ya kichwa, na makadirio ya umbo la kidole kwenye ncha za mbawa za nyuma. Just about one of the easiest . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Kipepeo wa Shaba Aliyejificha

Kwa nia na madhumuni yote hii inaonekana kama kipepeo wa bluu (kama ilivyo katika familia ndogo ya Polyommatinae)… ni sana, bluu sana baada ya yote. Lakini mawazo kulingana na rangi yangekuongoza kwenye barabara isiyo sahihi; kama inavyoonekana kuwa kipepeo huyu kwa kweli ni aina ya shaba. Kuna tofauti ndogo katika umbo la mrengo na pengine venation, lakini . . . → Soma Zaidi: Kipepeo wa Shaba Aliyejificha

Busy kama nondo

Hiyo ni jinsi akisema huenda, haki? Wiki mbili zilizopita mimi walishiriki katika 5 mwaka National Geographic BioBlitz juu katika SAGUARO National Park katika Tucson, Arizona. Ilikuwa udhuru kubwa kupata nyuma katika shamba na ni mara ya kwanza mimi zilizokusanywa Arizona katika kuanguka. Temps walikuwa bado kusukuma katikati . . . → Soma Zaidi: Busy kama nondo

Jumatatu nondo

Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting on what I am assuming is their host plant (Erigeron sp.). I snapped this shot around 9,000 feet up on the Kaibab plateau in Northern Arizona last month. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Mende Mwenye Mabawa Ya Wavu

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

. . . → Soma Zaidi: Mende Mwenye Mabawa Ya Wavu

Jumatatu nondo

Leo nondo ni nzuri na adimu kutoka SE Arizona na Mexico: Lerina ilivyo (Erebidae: Artiinae). Kama wengine wengi aina siku kuruka ni brilliantly rangi na uwezekano kabisa aposematic. Baada ya yote, kupanda jeshi ni milkweed na caterpillar ni tu kama stunning (chini).

Lerina ilivyo (Erebidae: Artiinae)

 

Hii . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo