Ponedjeljak Moljac

ups, 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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Insekti Filipini I.

Prije mjesec dana ili tako Kalifornijska akademija znanosti pokrenula punopravnog ekspediciju na Filipinima. Dok većina novca je potrošeno na Clipper brodu i roniti timova, Tu je zemaljsku komponentu. Dok nisam isao (i sjede kod kuće i pouted), Ja sam razgovarati neke od . . . → Opširnije: Insekti Filipini I.

Ples moljac

Tu je još jedan prekrasan video iz Warren! Ja sam guessing to je Choreutidae zbog načina krila se održavaju tijekom ples – Iako je to prebrzo da stvarno dobili jasan pogled. S obzirom da je iz životinjskog svijeta ja sam potpuno nepoznata sam lako mogao biti u krivu – so please correct me . . . → Opširnije: Ples moljac

Ponedjeljak Moljac

 

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 . . . → Opširnije: Ponedjeljak Moljac

The Arachnologists have landed

u redu, not an insect

 

For the next three weeks my colleagues from the Arachnology lab at the California Academy of Sciences are in the Philippines! (Ne, not jealous at all…) The trip is part of the CAS Hearst expedition, a massive effort spanning all of our research departments to survey . . . → Opširnije: The Arachnologists have landed