सोमवार मोठ

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 . . . → और पढ़ें: सोमवार मोठ

प्रेस XX की प्रतिभा

यह GOP किसी चुनौती से कम नहीं है और दयनीय स्टॉक फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी के एक साधारण राउंडअप से अधिक है. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – लेकिन यहां Google का उपयोग करते हुए एक संक्षिप्त और दर्दनाक लेप राउंडअप है.

कदम 1: छवि खोजें “फूल पर कीट”.

कदम 2: . . . → और पढ़ें: प्रेस XX की प्रतिभा

सोमवार मोठ

Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, कैलिफोर्निया. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → और पढ़ें: सोमवार मोठ

एक हंस पीछा की कला

For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Heliolonche celeris. It’s a beautiful small Noctuidae with pinkish forewings and stunning orange-red hindwings. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix flocciferaa CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → और पढ़ें: एक हंस पीछा की कला

Rivers of Gold

A few images from my weekend mothing trip down to Shell Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Early spring along the central coast is stunning, and the back roads were packed with flower watchers. There were dozens of cars occupied by families out for a weekend drive, many had packed lunches and sat to watch the . . . → और पढ़ें: Rivers of Gold