Monthly Archives: October 2017

Another Day, Another Mothy Mystery

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Yesterday Cheryl Harleston of Yelapa, Mexico showed me these photos she had recently taken, and asked if I had any thoughts about them. She called the subject a “corral made of grains of sand.” My immediate reaction was “I’ve never seen … Continue reading →

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A Hard-won Moth

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

You may recall that last spring I wrote a series of three posts that each highlighted something I hoped people would keep an eye out for; the last of these was a moth whose life history I had pieced together … Continue reading →

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Known Unknown or Unknown Unknown?

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

This 6-mm moth is a typical representative of the genus Cremastobombycia (Gracillariidae). Larvae form “underside tentiform” mines on leaves of plants in the aster family (Asteraceae). The mine starts out as a flat blotch on the lower leaf surface, then becomes … Continue reading →

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Another Progress Report (Goofing Off in the Desert)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Remember at the beginning of last year when I announced that I had finished making keys to the known leaf mines on every plant genus in the US and Canada? I noted that “this project can never really be finished, because … Continue reading →

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