Astelehena sits

Today’s moth is an understated brown Crambidae, Loxostege brunneitincta. While this isn’t a particularly captivating moth it does have an interesting story that illustrates the need for scientific collections and museum loans. If you read the label image you will notice the moth was originally collected in 1927 by E. P. Van . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Back to Blogging!

As I’m sure you’ve noticed things have been awfully quiet around here for the last two months. Most of January I was busy with a move, from San Francisco to Chicago. Unfortunately the foundation that was supporting my work at the California Academy of Sciences had some tough financial calls to make and my position . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Back to Blogging!

Astelehena sits

Bihurtu nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Asteleheneko sitsa Megalopygidae Neotropikoko eme harrigarria da – Bihurtu nigrorufa. Ed Rossek eta Ev Schlingerrek bildu zuten ale hau Perun urtean 1955, eta istorio asko entzun ditut espedizio epiko hauei buruz. Benetan ezin dut imajinatu zamaontzian bidaiatzea, being gone for six or more . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Astelehena sits

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)

 

. . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Filipinak I de intsektu

Hilabete bat duela edo, beraz California Zientzien Akademia fledged Filipinetara espedizio osoa abian jarri. Cash gehienak Clipper itsasontzi bat eta dive taldeek gastatu zen bitartean, ez zen lurreko osagaia. Bitartean ez nuen lortu joan (eta etxean eseri eta pouted), Batzuk hitz egin nuen . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Filipinak I de intsektu

Astelehena sits

Azken aste Jim Hayden igarri sits argitaratu nuen Australian Oecophoridae izan zen. Etxebizitza bat ona izan da, ez dira Australiako familia honetan moths handiak eta ikusgarriak hainbeste delako. Onenetako bat du, hau izan, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), Black Mountain harrapatutako Canberra urrian 23, 1955 (CAS bildumak). . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Astelehena sits

ANSWER: Hori ez zen erraza – baina sits handi eta eder hau Australiako zen eta Xyloryctidae familian sailkatua dago (Ba Philarista.). Talde hau hemen AEBetako eta Ted MacRae gorako ordezkarien eskukada bat dute Bush kakalardo on dugu a horien argazki handi batzuk ditu. Nolabait dugu uste dut . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Astelehena sits

I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LAalthough in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Baina . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Astelehena sits

Baloia serie honekin errodadura mantentzeko eta erregular gehiago egiten saiatu naiz. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material for… gutxienez, batzuk ehun urte.

Grammia . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Araknologoak lehorreratu dira

Ados, not an insect

 

Hurrengo hiru asteetan Kaliforniako Zientzien Akademiako Araknologia laborategiko lankideak Filipinetan daude! (ez, ez jeloskor batere…) Bidaia CAS Hearst espedizioaren parte da, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Araknologoak lehorreratu dira