The Moth and Me #11
Welcome to issue #11 of The Moth and Me, the monthly carnival devoted to the “forgotten” lepidopterans. Most people – even entomologists – regard these as the lesser leps, denizens of the night, as if...
View ArticleAre we loving our prairies/glades/woodlands to death?
I had such high hopes for last weekend’s collecting trip – late May is boom time for insects across Missouri, we have had good moisture this spring, and I would be visiting some high-quality natural...
View ArticleBrazil Bugs #16 – Royal Moth Larva
Citheronia laocoon? 1st instar larva | Campinas, Brazil I was sure Super Crop Challenge #6 would be a win for the house, but Troy Bartlett scored an impressive points sweep by correctly deducing that...
View ArticleSummer Insect Collecting iRecap
At the beginning of the season I was planning to spend the first week of June collecting insects in southeastern New Mexico. Family issues intervened, however, and left me with a week of vacation time...
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