ANSWER: This wasn’t easy – but 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 . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth
 8 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa)  Entomoloġija  California Akkademja tax-Xjenzi, Konkors, Entomoloġija, friefet, Fotografija, Speċi 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 myself “here is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”. Wait for it… Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae) . . . → Aqra Aktar: Ħanfusa bil-Ġwienaħ Share dan! 2 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa) Entomoloġija Arizona, Ħanfus, COLEOPTERA, Entomoloġija, Fotografija
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. . . . → Aqra Aktar: It-tnejn Moth Share dan! 2 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa) Entomoloġija Il-ġbir, Entomoloġija, Fjuri, Lepidoptera, friefet, Fotografija
Raġel – Marin Headlands Bħal annimali tant urbani oħra, il-Blue Butterfly Missjoni (Icarioides plebeian missionensis) hija waħda li hija gravement ipperikolata. Dan ħajjiet blu żgħar fi frak żgħar ta 'ħabitat flimkien miljun multi iżvilupp dollaru fi u madwar il San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-Blue Butterfly Missjoni Share dan! 3 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa) Entomoloġija Friefet, Konservazzjoni, Speċi fil-Periklu, Lepidoptera, Missjoni Blue, Fotografija
Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, imma naħseb huwa mistħija għandna popularized tali karattru skura. Hawn fuq huwa neotropikali Arctiinae ħafna aktar cheery minn Guiana Franċiż li qisu huwa sportivi wiċċ clown. Sfortunatament dan mhux ritratt tiegħi, iżda . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-Ħadd Moth Share dan! 4 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa) Entomoloġija Il-ġbir, Franza, Gujana Franċiża, Lepidoptera, friefet, Fotografija, Tropiċi Ftit ġimgħat ilu ġejt mistieden biex ningħaqad ma’ klassi ta’ entomoloġija ta’ Berkeley barra fil-qasam fi tmiem il-ġimgħa. Id-destinazzjoni tagħna kienet il-Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; waħda mir-riżervi l-aktar ġodda għas-sistema tal-Università ta’ Kalifornja li tinsab eżatt barra minn San Jose fuq Mount Hamilton (mappa hawn taħt). Kien a . . . → Aqra Aktar: Blue Oak Ranch Riserva Share dan! Il-kummenti huma magħluqa Entomoloġija Ħanfus, Berkeley, Entomoloġija, friefet, Fotografija, Brimb, Università ta’ Kalifornja Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. Farms can be dangerous places, especially if you’re a photographer. Proposed legislation in Florida, titled simply “farms”, is attempting to make photography or drawings in, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (sa 30 years in . . . → Aqra Aktar: 1984 Share dan! 2 Kummenti - (Il-kummenti huma magħluqa) Xettiċiżmu Farms, Laws, Fotografija, Repubblikana, Xettiċiżmu [cetsEmbedGmap src=http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.393039,-118.416824&spn=0.359452,0.715485&t=h&z=11 width=600 height=330 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=auto] 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. . . . → Aqra Aktar: Il-Kamla telaq lejn Catalina Share dan! Il-kummenti huma magħluqa Entomoloġija, Mixxellanji Catalina, Channel Islands, Il-ġbir, Entomoloġija, Fotografija Oops, qisu I qbiżt ewwel tiegħi "blogoversary"! It-tnejn l-21 kien il-punt kruċjali ta 'sena għall-blog tiegħi; u jien oerhört kuntenti li jkunu qattgħu l-aħħar sena qsim ta 'xi ramblings tiegħi mal kollha inti. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Aqra Aktar: A Sena fl-Reviżjoni Share dan! Il-kummenti huma magħluqa Mixxellanji Blogoversary, Entomoloġija, friefet, Speċi Ġodda, Fotografija, Xettiċiżmu Alex Wild posted a few days ago about the “freelensing” teknika tal-fotografija. Tista 'tikseb xi riżultati verament jibred, speċjalment mal-ħolqien ta 'l-illużjoni ta' miniatures – imma s'issa ma kontx kuraġġuż biżżejjed biex nagħtiha x-xutt (ebda punt maħsub). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Aqra Aktar: Xi tilt-shift verament jibred Share dan! |
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