Biologist, Entomologist, Lepidopterist, Snout moth systematist, #discovery, Views my own
Silver Spring, MD
Joined November 2017
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Muchas gracias a El Periodiquiro @Elperiodiquito por su apoyo a nuestro museo. Darlo a conocer es clave ya que necesitamos apoyo para seguir conservando el patrimonio nacional que representan nuestras colecciones de insectos y arácnidos. ¡Todos pueden colaborar, bienvenidos!
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At #EntSoc24, science writer and author Shawn Otto told entomologists that pushing back on the forces aligned against reason and objectivity is a critical part of their job description. entomologytoday.org/2024/11/…
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Purple Emperor caterpillar fully coloured up & ready to go into hibernation yesterday (in pre-hibernation), the second earliest date on record. It had little choice as its tree was 99% bare due to rampant Willow Rust (a leaf pox that rampages in wet summers).
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Join us tomorrow! #twithaca
What to learn about bug diversity and entomology research? Join us Saturday October 19th for our free Insectapalooza! @CornellEnto
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🇬🇧White plume moth, Pterophorus pentadactyla. A beautiful butterfly from the Pterophoridae family. The wingspan can be up to 35mm. This moth is one of the largest within the genus. The deep, finger-shaped split wings, which also appear feather-like and fringed, are striking. The forewings are bifurcated and the hindwings are trifurcated. If you look closely, you can clearly see the front and rear wings.
🇩🇪Weiße Winden-Federmotte, Pterophorus pentadactyla. Ein wunderschöner Schmetterling aus der Familie der Federmotten, auch unter dem Namen Schlehengeistchen bekannt. Die Flügelspannweite kann bis zu 35mm betragen. Der Falter zählt zu den größten Vertreten innerhalb der Gattung. Auffällig sind die tief und fingerförmig gespaltenen Flügel, die zudem federartig-fransig erscheinen. Die Vorderflügel sind zwei-, die Hinterflügel dreifach gespalten. Wenn man genau hinschaut, erkennt man Vorder- und Hinterflügel sehr gut.
#whiteplumemoth #pterophoruspentadactyla #schlehengeistchen #weißewindenfedermotte #federmotte #schmetterling #entomology #insects #butterfly #lepidoptera
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….and good selection of Moths, including these….
Beautiful Gothic, Maize Moth, Marbled Fern and Starry Pearl….
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Another Palpita vitrealis from our #Yorkshire garden last night. Such a beautiful Moth.
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A remarkable event at @BotSchweizDE to celebrate @CERN 70th anniv with emphasis on #openscience and how CERN is reaching out to #biodiversity via @mfnberlin @plazi_ch @KITKarlsruhe discussed by Rolf Heuer, Sascha Schmeling, Antonia Winkler, @RudolfMeier15, @asrivath and demos
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The beauty of butterflies (and moths) in our collection!
ALT An insect drawer full of colorful Lepidoptera from the Cornell University Insect Collection
I’ve seen this phenomenon before in a Pyrausta sp. from Kentucky a while ago.
The Daily Moth 1,227. This is (presumably) a Mint Moth, but not as you know it. Caught on 2 Sep at home: the heart missed miss a beat. It is a Pyrausta, but fits nothing I can find, so is likely an aberrant aurata. If you think differently, pls let me know! #MuchAdoAboutMothing
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Red Underwing, Catacola nupta, to light last night among a Poplar stand in East Lothian.
An exciting start to a Friday!
#MothsMatter @BC_Scotland
Amazing pics of these plume moths!
The Daily Moth 1,224. A surprise visitor to the Norwich garden last month was Saltmarsh Plume. Then I checked out inland records in Norfolk – and there are plenty. Nevertheless, seeing its gigglesome ‘arms-aloft’ form was rightly a fist-pump moment. #MuchAdoAboutMothing
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