Segunda-feira Traça

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 . . . → Leia mais: Segunda-feira Traça

Besouro Alado-Rede

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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Segunda-feira Traça

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, Califórnia. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Leia mais: Segunda-feira Traça

A Borboleta Azul Missão

 

Masculino – Marin Headlands

Como tantos outros animais urbanos, A Borboleta Azul Missão (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) é aquele que está em grave perigo. Este pequeno vidas azuis em pequenos fragmentos de habitat ao longo de milhões de desenvolvimento dólar e em torno da Baía de São Francisco. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Leia mais: A Borboleta Azul Missão

Sunday 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, mas . . . → Leia mais: Sunday Moth

Azul Oak Ranch Reserve

Algumas semanas atrás eu fui convidado a participar de uma aula de entomologia Berkeley em campo no fim de semana. Nosso destino era o Oak Ranch Reserve Azul; uma das mais novas reservas para o sistema da Universidade da Califórnia, localizada nos arredores de San Jose, no Monte Hamilton (mapa abaixo). Era uma . . . → Leia mais: Azul Oak Ranch Reserve

1984

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 simplyfarms”, is attempting to make photography or drawings in, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (até 30 years in . . . → Leia mais: 1984

A Traça está fora de Catalina

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Amanhã de manhã eu estou fora de um 10 dia coletando viagem até a ilha de Catalina. Eu tenho a sorte de ser convidado para se juntar Dr.. Jerry Powell da Universidade de Berkeley em uma pesquisa traça, e esta será a minha primeira vez para qualquer uma das ilhas. . . . → Leia mais: A Traça está fora de Catalina

A Year in Review

Ops, 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 . . . → Leia mais: A Year in Review

Some really cool 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 . . . → Leia mais: Some really cool tilt-shift