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To reignite the Monday Moth series here is a stunner: Melemaea magdalena (Geometridae).

 

This rare beauty has previously only been known from scattered localities across the mountain west and only from a few individuals every other season. That is until Denver Museum volunteer Barbara Bartell began inventorying moths on her property near Golden . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄

퍼지 핑크 월요일 나방

퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방 – includens (토성과). 퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방, 퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방.

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Not an uncommon moth, but a distinguished looking one. This is Catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((formerly Noctuidae)), and it feeds on a handful of Oaks. It came into my light over the weekend in Southern Illinois, down in the Trail of Tears State Forest. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number . . . → 자세히보기: 퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방

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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. 피. Van . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄

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Back to the Monday Moth! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (밤나방과) collected on a February trip outside of Cataviña, Baja California Mexico. I believe the host plants are still unknown, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄

언론 XXII의 천재

Back from hiatus and back to the Genius of the Press insect-news-failure series! Fresh off the presses from last year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK was shut down for a massive infestation of clothes moths. The picture shown here fromThe Nationstory is a far cry from a . . . → 자세히보기: 언론 XXII의 천재

국가 나방 주 2012

The first annual National Moth Week will be this summer, 7월 23-29, 2012! This is the first event of its kind in the US (it has been popular in the UK for quite some time) and is an attempt to encourage people to head outside and explore their often overlooked moth fauna. The US has . . . → 자세히보기: 국가 나방 주 2012

이빨을 가진 나방의 다양화

누구나 나방이나 나비의 표준 모델에 익숙할 것입니다. – 꽃 속에 감춰진 꿀까지 닿는 짚 같은 코. 나비목의 대다수는 속씨 식물의 방사선과 함께 다양화되었습니다., 지구상에서 가장 다양하고 풍부한 생명체 중 하나가 됨. This paradigm however does not . . . → 자세히보기: 이빨을 가진 나방의 다양화

나방처럼 바쁘다

That’s how the saying goes, 권리? Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, 아리조나. It was a great excuse to get back into the field and it was the first time I collected Arizona in the fall. Temps were still pushing the mid . . . → 자세히보기: 나방처럼 바쁘다

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Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)

 

Another huge Australianmicrolep”, (probably) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidaemeasuring in at 60mm. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄