Montag Moth

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 . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

Netzgeflügelter Käfer

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

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Montag Moth

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, California. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Weiterlesen: Montag Moth

Die Mission blauer Schmetterling

 

Männlich – Marin Headlands

Wie so viele andere städtische Tiere, die Mission blauer Schmetterling (Plebejischen icarioides missionensis) ist eine, die ernsthaft gefährdet ist,. Diese kleinen blauen Leben in winzige Fragmente von Lebensraum neben mehreren Millionen Dollar Entwicklung in und um San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Weiterlesen: Die Mission blauer Schmetterling

Sonntag Moth

 

Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, but I think it’s a shame we have popularized such a grim character. Above is a much more cheery Neotropical Arctiinae from French Guiana that looks like it’s sporting a clown face. Sadly this isn’t my photograph, aber . . . → Weiterlesen: Sonntag Moth

Blau Oak Ranch Reserve

A few weeks ago I was invited to join a Berkeley entomology class out in the field for the weekend. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; one of the newest reserves to the University of California system located just outside of San Jose on Mount Hamilton (map below). It was a . . . → Weiterlesen: Blau Oak Ranch Reserve

1984

Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. Farms können gefährliche Orte sein, besonders wenn Sie ein Fotograf sind. Vorgeschlagene Gesetzgebung in Florida, einfach mit dem Titel “Bauernhöfe”, versucht, Fotografie oder Zeichnung in machen, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (bis zu 30 years in . . . → Weiterlesen: 1984

Die Motte ist auf dem Weg nach Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Weiterlesen: Die Motte ist auf dem Weg nach Catalina

Ein Jahr im Rückblick

Oops, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Weiterlesen: Ein Jahr im Rückblick

Einige wirklich coole Tilt-Shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (no pun intended). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Weiterlesen: Einige wirklich coole Tilt-Shift