insects
grrlscientist | December 14, 2006
Horace's Duskywing, Erynnis horatius.
There is a possibility this could be a Juvenal's Duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis, This is probably a Horace's Duskywing from the appearance of the inner wings. The best field mark, being on the outer hindwing, is invisible in this photo. I like the spread-winged skippers.
Aransas NWR.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | December 13, 2006
Chrysalis of Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae,
Nelson Farms Preserve, Katy Prairie Conservancy, Texas.
NABA Butterfly Count, 10 September 2006.
This is a case of mimicry where the chrysalis resembles bird poop.
Image: Biosparite.
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clock | December 12, 2006Scientists building a better mosquito:
Without mosquitoes, epidemics of dengue fever and malaria could not plague this planet.
The skin-piercing insects infect one person after another while dining on a favorite meal: human blood.
Eliminating the pests appears impossible. But scientists are attempting to re-engineer them so they cannot carry disease. If they manage that, they must create enough mutants to mate with wild insects and one day to outnumber them.
Researchers chasing this dream, including an N.C. State University entomologist, know they may court controversy. Genetically modified…
grrlscientist | December 11, 2006
Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens
Notice the beautifully delicate body coloration and nearly invisible black veination in the otherwise transparent wings.
W. 11th St. Park Butterfly Garden, Houston, Texas.
October 2006
Biosparite writes; While I visited the West 11th st. Park, I was fortunate to find a perched Wandering Glider. These dragonflies rarely go to ground in the daytime, instead feeding above open areas and abruptly executing 90- and 180-degree turns.
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grrlscientist | December 9, 2006
Texan crescents, Phyciodes texana, mating.
W. 11th St. Park Butterfly Garden, Houston, Texas.
28 October 2006
Biosparite writes; The Texan Crescents pictured here are also multivoltine. This species is the mascot of BEST-NABA (North American Butterfy Association).
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grrlscientist | December 7, 2006
Unknown moth species.
Houston Heights, Texas. 27 October 2006,
The photographer writes; This green moth visits my breezeway at night in
response to the lights. To get this flash shot I had to stand back and use the
macro-zoom feature on the Fuji Finepix 5200. Presumably the green wing color
allows the moth to safely roost on green tree leaves in the daytime with the
white markings likely helping to blend with leaf veination. The moth is about
3/4 inch wide along the rear wing margins. This species shows up with some
frequency. I think it is beautiful and mysterious.
Image: Biosparite.
Can…
grrlscientist | December 3, 2006
Male monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus,
on its host plant, Asclepias curassavica.
Notice the pheromone glands in the two dark spots,
one on each hindwing near the abdomen.
This Monarch was in very good condition so it is difficult
to know whether it was migrating since there is a small,
nearly-year-round population near Houston, Texas,
where this photo was taken.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | December 2, 2006
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus,
Lance Rosier Unit in the Big Thicket around 50 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico in Eastern Texas,
20 March 2004.
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | November 27, 2006
False Crocus Geometer Moth, Xanthotype urticaria.
Photographed at my farm in eastern Ontario
Image: Bev Wigney.
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tags: moth, False Crocus Geometer moth, insect, Lepidoptera, zoology
grrlscientist | November 23, 2006
Tiger moth, Grammia geneura.
The Grammia geneura or "wooly bear" caterpillar sacrifices food quality to imbibe a
witches' brew of toxins from various plants to make itself unpalatable to predators and
resistant to parasitoids. [AmNat PDF]
Image: Biosparite.
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grrlscientist | November 21, 2006
River Jewelwing damselfly Calopteryx aequabilis.
Photographed hile I was doing some stream survey work on
a tributary of the Jock River near Ottawa, Ontario, in July 2004.
Image: Bev Wigney.
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grrlscientist | November 14, 2006
Shasta blue, Plebejus saepiolus,
around 60 miles south of Bend, Oregon,
July 20, 2006.
Image: Biosparite.
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tags: butterfly, shasta blue butterfly, insect, Lepidoptera, zoology
grrlscientist | November 12, 2006
Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta rubria,
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, Florida.
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tags: butterfly, red admiral butterfly, insect, Lepidoptera, zoology
grrlscientist | November 11, 2006
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Female blue dasher dragonfly, Pachydiplax longipennis.
Houston, Texas, 21 May 2004.
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tags: dragonfly, blue dasher dragonfly, insect, Odonata, zoology
grrlscientist | November 6, 2006
Queen Butterfly, Danaus gilippus.
from the Butterfly Room at the Phipps Conservatory (Pittsburgh).
Image: Rehana Rodrigues.
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tags: butterfly, queen butterfly, insect, Lepidoptera, zoology
grrlscientist | November 5, 2006
Ambush Bug, Genus Phymata.
Found on a raspberry bush,
Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio.
Summer, 2006.
Image: Dave Schreiber.
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tags: ambush bug, insect, Phymatidae, zoology
grrlscientist | November 4, 2006
Thornbush Dasher, Micrathyria hagenii.
Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas, October 2003.
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grrlscientist | November 3, 2006
Red-bordered Pixie, Melanis cephise,
23 October 2004.
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grrlscientist | November 2, 2006
White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae,
Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas,
23 October 2004.
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grrlscientist | November 1, 2006
Blue Metalmark, Rivina humilis,
Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas. Oct. 2004.
Image: Biosparite.
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