California Spring

Musim semi telah datang ke California Utara dan ngengat ada di sayap. Saya melakukan perjalanan singkat ke Foothills Sierra selama akhir pekan dan mendaki lereng curam di atas Sungai Amerika. Di atas digambarkan xanthothrix ranunculi f. Albipuncta (Noctuidae: Pengadukan). Kebetulan duduk di California yang indah . . . → Baca selengkapnya: California Spring

Stupid buttefly of the week

Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disasterand don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Baca selengkapnya: Stupid buttefly of the week