Lunedi Moth

Schinia villosa

 

This Monday’s moth is a duo of Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) che poggia su quello che sto assumendo è la loro pianta ospite (Erigeron sp.). Ho scattato shot intorno 9,000 i piedi sul plateau Kaibab in Arizona del Nord il mese scorso. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Per saperne di più: Lunedi Moth

Genio del XX Press

Questo GOP è meno di una sfida e di più di una semplice carrellata di miserabile stock photography. Alex Wild and others have long ago pointed out the massive failings of many stock photo sites – ma ecco una breve e dolorosa carrellata LEP con Google.

Passo 1: Ricerca immagini “falena sul fiore”.

Passo 2: . . . → Per saperne di più: Genio del XX Press

Lunedi Moth

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, California. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Per saperne di più: Lunedi Moth

L'arte della caccia all'oca

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 . . . → Per saperne di più: L'arte della caccia all'oca

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 . . . → Per saperne di più: Rivers of Gold