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By Chris Grinter, on February 3rd, 2014% As I was photographing and databsing the Cicindelinae from the collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science I came across this specimen collected on the 10th June 1921, Chicago Illinois. The beetle is Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis (could be a boldly marked ssp rhodensis as they readily intergrade along their boundaries) and is one . → Read More: A beetle from an interesting time Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on May 6th, 2013% The time is fast approaching for this years National Moth Week, July 20-28 2013! The first ever Moth Week last year was a huge success with over 300 events from 49 US States and 30 countries! Help make this year even bigger – if you’re interested in moths at all you should find a local . → Read More: National Moth Week 2013! Like this: Like Loading... By Chris Grinter, on February 25th, 2013% Today’s moth is a beautiful species from the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver, Epermenia stolidota (Epermeniidae). This is actually a larger specimen than it appears, about 20mm from wingtip to wingtip. Those raised, darkened, tufts of scales on the posterior edge of the forewing is a great character for this . → Read More: Monday Moth Like this: Like Loading...
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Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 27 Márta, 2014% Rudaí a bhí ciúin anseo ar feadh tréimhse fada – den chuid is mó mar tá mé ag inundated le hobair (i gcónaí gur rud maith é). Ach tá mé freisin isteach le déanaí ar an bpáirtí ocht mbliana go déanach go dtí an traein Twitter. For daily images of cool insects please follow me over there @skepticalmoth. Of course some stories require . . . → Read More: Lean mé ar Twitter Ag Chris Grinter, ar 3 Feabhra, 2014% Mar a bhí mé ag photographing agus databsing an Cicindelinae ó bhailiúcháin an Mhúsaeim Denver an Nádúir & Eolaíocht tháinig mé trasna seo eiseamal a bailíodh ar an 10 Meitheamh 1921, Chicago Illinois. The beetle is Cicindela hirticollis hirticollis (could be a boldly marked ssp rhodensis as they readily intergrade along their boundaries) and is one . . . → Read More: Ciaróg ó am spéisiúil Ag Chris Grinter, 21 Deireadh Fómhair, 2013% This beautiful animal is a moth I reared from Quercus palmeri down in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. Tá sé i Gracillariidae teaghlaigh agus is dócha sa Acrocercops ghéineas – de réir Dave Wagner d'fhéadfadh sé ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar speiceas nua, ach ní go rud neamhchoitianta le leamhain beag. Bhí sé cothrom flúirseach, mar sin . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan Ag Chris Grinter, an 25 Meán Fómhair, 2013% An bhfuil tú ag féachaint ar na grianghraif álainn a ghlac Sam Droege don Fardal USGS Bee agus Lab Monatóireacht? Ar smaoinigh tú riamh conas a fuair sé na shots álainn? Amárach, 26 Meán Fómhair ag 13:00 am thoir, Sam will be doing a LIVE tutorial on YouTube on how to take these photos and how to do it on . . . → Read More: Eiseamail Íomháú Léiriú – Beo! Ag Chris Grinter, ar 22 Iúil, 2013% Tá mé ar bís le bheith rannpháirteach i mbliana mar theagascóir don Chúrsa Lepidoptera ag an Stáisiún Taighde Southwestern aice Tairseach, Arizona. Feicfidh mé a bheith ar cheann de ocht teagascóirí eile a bheidh ar fáil ar lámha ar an agus dian chúrsa 9-lá fada ar an mbailiúchán, caomhnú agus aithint Lepidoptera. Ní féidir liom a shamhlú i ndáiríre ar bhealach níos fearr . . . → Read More: LepCourse 2013 – foghlaim faoi leamhain agus féileacáin! Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 5 Meitheamh, 2013% I came across this short article today claiming that this recent description of the hairstreak butterfly, Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg 2013, D'fhéadfadh a bheith i ndáiríre ar an “speiceas féileacán seo caite go fírinneach sainiúil d'fhág a fuair sé amach sna Stáit Aontaithe…. [agus] an ré na U.S nua. speiceas féileacán Tá dar críoch”. I find that statement a little bit . . . → Read More: An Féileacán seo caite Cur síos orthu sna Stáit Aontaithe? Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 13ú Bealtaine, 2013% An azure Hop (Celastrina Humulus) Tá gorm dhíspeagtha agus neamhchoitianta le fáil ar an raon tosaigh na Rockies anseo i Colorado. Is í an gléasra óstach an hop fiáin: Humulus lupulus, Tá cineálacha de atá ar ndóigh chomhábhar ríthábhachtach i beoir! In aghaidh na seachtaine nó dhó Beidh mé amach i réimse ag iarraidh a . . . → Read More: Taighdeoir Féileacán An-Hoppy Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 6ú Bealtaine, 2013% Is é an t-am ag teacht go tapa ar an blianta Seachtain Náisiúnta na Leamhan, Iúil 20-28 2013! Ba é an chéad uair riamh Seachtain Leamhan bhliain seo caite d'éirigh thar barr le níos mó ná 300 imeachtaí ó 49 Stáit na Stát Aontaithe agus 30 tíortha! Cabhair a dhéanamh ar na bliana seo fiú níos mó – má tá suim agat i leamhain tú ag gach ba chóir duit a fháil ar áitiúil . . . → Read More: Seachtain Náisiúnta Leamhan 2013! Ag Chris Grinter, ar 18 Márta, 2013% Chun Leamhan seo an Luan shíl mé gur mhaith liom post teagaisc gearr ar an gcaoi a chinneadh go cruinn an gnéas na leamhain. Cé go bhfuil go leor samplaí de speicis gnéasach dimorphic (i gcás ina bhfuil fireannaigh agus baineannaigh ndóigh difriúil), Nach bhfuil an chuid is mó de na leamhain. Saturniidae a dhéanamh ar ár saol éasca ag a bhfuil aeróga strikingly éagsúla idir . . . → Read More: Conas a Gnéas le Leamhan Ag Chris Grinter, 25 Feabhra, 2013% Today’s moth is a beautiful species from the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver, Epermenia stolidota (Epermeniidae). This is actually a larger specimen than it appears, about 20mm from wingtip to wingtip. Those raised, darkened, tufts of scales on the posterior edge of the forewing is a great character for this . . . → Read More: Dé Luain Leamhan