Lunes gamugamo

Schinia viUosa

 

Tanga ito Lunes ay isang Duo ng Schinia villosa (Noctuidae) resting sa kung ano ako sa pag-aakala ay kanilang host ng halaman (Erigeron SP.). Snapped ko ang shot sa paligid 9,000 paa hanggang sa Kaibab talampas sa Northern Arizona noong nakaraang buwan. A fire must have burned the area a few years ago . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Lunes gamugamo

Likas na kakayahan ng Press XX

Ang GOP ay mas mababa ng isang hamon at higit pa sa isang simpleng pag-iipon ng mga kahabag-habag stock photography. Alex Wild at iba pa ng mga matagal na ang nakalipas tulis out ang napakalaking failings ng maraming mga site ng stock na larawan – ngunit narito ang isang maikling at masakit na pag-iipon lep gamit ang Google.

Hakbang 1: Paghahanap ng larawan “gamugamo sa bulaklak”.

Hakbang 2: . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Likas na kakayahan ng Press XX

Lunes gamugamo

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, Kalipornya. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Lunes gamugamo

The Art of a Goose Chase

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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: The Art of a Goose Chase

Mga Ilog ng Ginto

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 . . . → Basahin Higit pang mga: Mga Ilog ng Ginto