Yon fantom fèt

Byenveni nan ane a nouvo, ak prèske yon ane konplè nan blog! Li nan etonan konbyen vit tan an te pran vòl pa, men ankò li toujou fè. Yo dwe kòm ou gen anpil chans remake Desanm te tounen soti mwa pi fèb afiche mwen an avèk yon kolosal 2 pòs. Rezolisyon: plis afiche!

Koulye a, mwen pa gen te kòmanse blog sou mizik (pou moun . . . → Li piplis: Yon fantom fèt

Biyoloji nan yon Sentespri

This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghostbecause males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Li piplis: Biyoloji nan yon Sentespri

Just too Easy

Natirèlman, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named in 2009, complied by Arizona State University (not a very good list if 7 of my new species weren’t on there…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it . . . → Li piplis: Just too Easy

Classification Echèk

Dènyèman te vin atravè kèk classification ridikil terib ki soti nan Lachin (.pdf). Si ou desann yon ti jan ou ka wè angle tradiksyon an. Nan premye gade sa a sanble yon papye classification estanda ak fè-zo deskripsyon espès. Ou ta ka menm panse nan tèt ou, “huh, mande poukisa yo ap dekri espès soti nan yon sèl echantiyon”. Pa la . . . → Li piplis: Classification Echèk

I may drive too much

The clouds broke this afternoon in San Francisco and the sun began to shine. The upcoming warm weather induced an all too familiar feeling, one that I should be out collecting insects and not sitting indoors! While I have already been to a handful of places this spring, I have a long season of collecting . . . → Li piplis: I may drive too much

Aquamoth!

Another amazing animal from Hawaiia completely amphibious caterpillar (published in the March 22 PNAS). While there are a few aquatic Lepidoptera, all of them have gills that keep them restricted to the water (lide ou, we are talking only about the larval stage). If their stream dries up, so does the caterpillar. . . . → Li piplis: Aquamoth!

Post inogirasyon

Se konsa,, how do I begin a new blog? Tough question, but perhaps this is a good time to show off a fun new species. This moth was collected last year outside of Santa Barbara, CA. The massive wingspan, at 15mm, makes it pretty large for a Gelechiid moth. The genus, Gnorimoschema (pronounced nor-a-mosh-ma), . . . → Li piplis: Post inogirasyon