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By Chris Grinter, on June 5th, 2013% I came across this short article today claiming that this recent description of the hairstreak butterfly, Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg 2013, may in fact be the “last truly distinctive butterfly species left to be discovered in the United States…. [and] the era of new U.S. butterfly species is ending”. I find that statement a little bit . → Read More: The Last Butterfly Described in the US? By Chris Grinter, on May 13th, 2013% The Hop Azure (Celastrina humulus) is a diminutive and uncommon blue found on the front range of the Rockies here in Colorado. Its host plant is the wild hop: Humulus lupulus, varieties of which are of course a critical ingredient in beer! In a week or two I’ll be out in the field looking to . → Read More: A Very Hoppy Butterfly Researcher By Chris Grinter, on February 14th, 2013% By Chris Grinter, on November 19th, 2011% For all intents and purposes this looks like a blue butterfly (as in subfamily Polyommatinae)… it’s very, very blue after all. But assumptions based on color would lead you down the incorrect road; as it turns out this butterfly is actually a species copper. There are subtle difference in wing shape and probably venation, but . → Read More: A Copper Butterfly in Disguise By Chris Grinter, on September 4th, 2011% Plebejus samuelis We all saw this day coming, the rise of the butterflies, the day they will take vengeance on us. No longer will they passively fly around their habitats as they are bulldozed for malls and polluted with runoff. One particularly angry Karner Blue has submitted a letter to the . → Read More: Butterfly Vengeance
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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? Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... 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 Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, on February 14th, 2013% Cosúil le seo:Cosúil le Loading… Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, an 7 Feabhra, 2013% Tá an scéal go leor féileacáin San Francisco go maith ar a dtugtar agus depressing. Tá tionchar an ceantar mór ag forbairt an duine ar feadh níos mó ná dhá chéad bliain agus is é an baile infamous leis an chéad sampla ar a dtugtar de féileacán Meiriceánach extinct, an gorm Xerces. Cé go bhfuil féileacáin eile crochta ar, nó ag fáil cabhair a hang ar . . . → Read More: Nuair Déan Tacsanomaíochta ina Speicis Lúide Go criticiúil i mBaol Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar an 26ú Aibreán, 2012% Tá an nuacht áitiúil don chuid is mó de na Stáit Aontaithe thoir agus Ceanada curtha aflutter (Tá) le déanaí le tuarascálacha na irruption de Vanessa Atalanta – an féileacán Red Aimiréil. Cé go bhfuil sé seo le tarlú coiteann gach earrach do na féileacáin ag dul ar imirce ó thuaidh óna forais overwintering sna Stáit Aontaithe ó dheas, . . . → Read More: An ionradh ar an Féileacáin Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, on November 19th, 2011% For all intents and purposes this looks like a blue butterfly (as in subfamily Polyommatinae)… it’s very, very blue after all. But assumptions based on color would lead you down the incorrect road; as it turns out this butterfly is actually a species copper. There are subtle difference in wing shape and probably venation, ach . . . → Read More: A Copper Butterfly in Disguise Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, on October 4th, 2011% A few months ago a magnificent key to the Lepidoptera of Canada (all of them) was published by Jason Dombroskie – a PhD student from the U. of Alberta. The program is available for windows users only so I haven’t had a good chance to explore it yet – but the PDF is available online . . . → Read More: Key to the Lepidoptera of Canada Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, an 4 Meán Fómhair, 2011% Plebejus Samuels Chonaic muid ar fad an lá seo ag teacht, an t-ardú de na féileacáin, an lá a bheidh siad bhfeice ar orainn. Beidh a thuilleadh siad ag eitilt éighníomhach thart ar a ngnáthóga de réir mar a bulldozed do malls agus truaillithe le rith chun srutha. Amháin go háirithe feargach Karner Gorm Tá litir faoi bhráid na . . . → Read More: Bhfeice Féileacán Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 24 Lúnasa, 2011% A month ago or so the California Academy of Sciences launched a full fledged expedition to the Philippines. Cé gur caitheadh an chuid is mó de an t-airgead ar long Clipper agus foirne Léim, bhí comhpháirt trastíre. Cé nach raibh mé a fháil chun dul (agus shuigh sa bhaile agus pouted), I did talk some of . . . → Read More: Feithidí na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha I Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ... Ag Chris Grinter, ar 19 Lúnasa, 2011% Is é seo an GOP níos lú de dúshlán agus níos mó de roundup simplí de grianghrafadóireacht stoc olc. Alex Fiáin agus daoine eile a bheith fada ó shin le fios na teipeanna ollmhór go leor suímh grianghraf stoc – ach is anseo a roundup LEP gearr agus painful ag baint úsáide as Google. Céim 1: Cuardach Íomhá “moth ar bláth”. Céim 2: . . . → Read More: Genius an XX Phreasa Cosúil le seo: Cosúil Ag luchtú ...