Key to the Lepidoptera of Canada

A few months ago a magnificent key to the Lepidoptera of Canada (all of them) was published by Jason Dombroskiea PhD student from the U. of Alberta. The program is available for windows users only so I haven’t had a good chance to explore it yetbut the PDF is available online . . . → Läs mer: Key to the Lepidoptera of Canada

Måndag mal

Gnophaela vermiculata par

 

Denna måndag mal är en Arctiinae, Gnophaela vermiculata. Dessa vackra dagen flygande nattfjärilar var riklig på gula Helianthus blommor runt 9000′ i Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Larver foder på blåklockor, men de vuxna föredrar högsta kvalitet nektar källa i området – which fortunately makes . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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Konvertera nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

Den här måndagen är en fantastisk hona av de neotropiska Megalopygidae – Konvertera nigrorufa. Ed Ross och Ev Schlinger samlade detta prov i Peru år 1955, och jag har hört många historier om dessa episka expeditioner. Jag kan inte riktigt föreställa mig att resa med lastfartyg, being gone for six or more . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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Hoppsan, 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)

 

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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 . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Dansande mal

Here is another wonderful video from Warren! I am guessing this is a Choreutidae because of the way the wings are held while dancingalthough it’s too fast to really get a clear look. Given that it’s from a fauna I’m totally unfamiliar with I could easily be wrongso please correct me . . . → Läs mer: Dansande mal

Måndag mal

 

This week’s moth is a video of a dancing micro from the Philippines (taken by Warren Laurde). As you might suspect this is a mating display that ends in a pretty spectacular headstand. There are lots of other microleps that have dancing or display behavior, but there are almost no other videos online . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

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Chiricahua multidentata (Mätare)

This Monday’s moth is a spectacular species from the mountains of ArizonaChiricahua multidentata, a Geometrid. The only known location for this species is at the very top of the Chiricahua mountains above 9,000 fot (which was just bruned to a crisp). Hopefully the fire was not . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal