Happy to hear you’re gonna try to ditch Kansas. I don’t know anything about NM liveability, but if you both could get health coverage there, I think it could be ideal, given your goals. Albuquerque area or Santa Fe area…? Tons of great remote places too, but, they are remote…
Very cool! looks like a sphingid in the genus Hyles. Was there any indication where the caterpillar(s) are from (Europe presumed)?
A greater display of sexual dimorphism and size difference
(c) Ray Simpson / iNaturalist
Yes- a very small moth, smaller than anyone realized. Very easy to overlook! As soon as I had it in the vial I knew what it was- since folks around here have been looking for it for decades… Now that it’s pinned, I can verify she’s a female- the holotype and only other known specimen is a male!
Side view of a moth with brown forewings that have a broad, looping vibrant green pattern across them
Cosmodes elegans - Green-blotched Moth
These lovely moths are relatively frequent visitors to our Perth Hills garden but it’s lovely to see them every time!
These moths are native to Australia and can be seen in most areas except the NT.
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Pretty sure I saw and missed one the day before- who saw the vial lowering and said no thanks and flew away…
I wasn’t even sure I had kicked up a moth- thought I maybe only kicked a small pebble. I was so pleased when the pebble under the vial was indeed a moth!
Yes- a very small moth, smaller than anyone realized. Very easy to overlook! As soon as I had it in the vial I knew what it was- since folks around here have been looking for it for decades… Now that it’s pinned, I can verify she’s a female- the holotype and only other known specimen is a male!
#communityscience
ummmm… nice blog post but the great again garbage is just too gross.
Thanks for your tips!
What genera are most easily moved? I’ve had success moving Eriogonum, about the only one I’ve tried. I assume Yucca roots are too deep to successfully move them?
Sadly, the site where these live is slated for destruction soon. More homes…..
Thanks! It certainly was my photo of the day that day…!
Yes things are desperately dry and early here too. Hoping we will get the needed precipitation in March and April….
I love these first signs of spring!
A favorite of mine, except I despise the common name.
Today's bingo card definitely did not have "rediscover one of North America's rarest moths" on it today, yet here we are, on Feb. 6, in Colorado!
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Garbage politicians will eventually pass, but this song will last forever…
m.youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...
A 3D micro-CT scan of ant Ctenobethylus goepperti encased in amber
Hey bsky! I’d like to share some cool work I recently coauthored that integrates entomology, paleontology, and German cultural history. 🔶🐜⚡️ We discovered a fossil ant in the amber collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe! Read on for a delightful story of #museomics and #collectomics. >> 1/
Super cool! Congrats!!!
If ever there was a day to announce it - it's today.
My paper (one I own) is finally online - we've got fact checking local politics, a spotlight on girls HS sports & Crawlies and MORE!
Celebrating 50 years (I did NOT own in in 1976 lol) of publication
Check us out!
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probably much better sealed than most museum specimen vials…
A long overdue #TikkaTheKitten video from my eldest today. #CatKiss
Have you considered using the term #communityscience instead of #citizenscience? It seems to really be catching on…
Have you considered using the term #communityscience instead of #citizenscience? It seems to really be catching on…
Have you considered using #communityscience instead of #citizenscience? It seems to be catching on…
Have you considered using #communityscience instead of #citizenscience? It seems to be catching on, for good reasons…
Thanks for the clarification. You’ll eventually see the term catch on, and you can continue to ignore it if you prefer- your choice.
#communityscience
