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ZooKeys latest issue of the Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths (1) Lev Bely

The "Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths" series in ZooKeys, a peer-reviewed open access academic journal for the field of zoology by Pensoft Publishers, since its very first 2009 edition has been known as a major bulletin in ...

09.02.2013 22:41 Lev Bely

The "Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths" series in ZooKeys, a peer-reviewed open access academic journal for the field of ...

Scientists revealed the secret of the diamondback moth (1) Lev Bely

Genetic research of the diamondback moth @@Plutella xylostella@@ has revealed the secret of the world's worst agricultural pest that costs about $5 billion damage every year in crop losses and insecticides. An international consortium also ...

07.02.2013 15:54 Lev Bely

Genetic research of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella has revealed the secret of the world's worst agricultural pest that costs about $5 ...

Bug hotels: the City of London meets special guests (1) Lev Bely

The very name “bug hotel” could make one itch together with unpleasant reminiscences of someone's horror nights in Thailand journey. These days instead bugs may have an exclusive night-stop in London “bug hotels” that made up a real ...

30.01.2013 19:40 Lev Bely

The very name “bug hotel” could make one itch together with unpleasant reminiscences of someone's horror nights in Thailand journey. These ...

Device not only for feeding: death's-head hawk moth is able to peep (2) Lev Bely

@@Acherontia atropos@@ or simply death's head hawk moth captured the public imagination once again, this time not with its noted terrific skull-shaped pattern. The moth appeared to be able to peep, and according to the owner of the following video, ...

28.01.2013 22:56 Peter Khramov

Why nails always spoil everything.

Butterflies and music: An Ordinary Miracle / Butterfly Colors Song 2 (1) Lev Bely

What would be a pure miracle now? Right, all these magical transformations from the Bear into a beautiful young man and backward, happy accidents and a lovely princess as ready to shoot down any stranger who dares to enter the castle as is to marry ...

27.01.2013 0:01 Lev Bely

What would be a pure miracle now? Right, all these magical transformations from the Bear into a beautiful young man and backward, happy accidents and ...

North America's largest indoor butterfly pavilion to be opened in the Salt River Reservation (2) Lev Bely

North America's largest indoor butterfly pavilion Butterfly Wonderland is being constructed in the Salt River Reservation, AZ (US) as a part of a larger entertainment complex called Odysea in the Desert. The pavilion will include a theater, ...

23.01.2013 0:07 Peter Khramov

On the way, it's on the way.

Butterflies and music: Reveille / Butterfly Convict (1) Lev Bely

Rap metal was born in the late 1980s when rappers and metal fans were still violently fighting head-to-head. Music however leaves no place for limits and fights, so today those who love rap metal have a whole range of bands to enjoy, say, Reveille ...

19.01.2013 14:44 Lev Bely

Rap metal was born in the late 1980s when rappers and metal fans were still violently fighting head-to-head. Music however leaves no place for limits ...

Butterflies and music: Dolly Parton / Caspar Babypants (1) Lev Bely

First, there is a short story to tell. In the memorable 100-meter men's sprint of the Olympics 2012 in London a British gentleman Ashley Gill-Webb being presumably in high spirits (beer as well, they say), threw a bottle on to the track allegedly ...

12.01.2013 23:22 Lev Bely

First, there is a short story to tell. In the memorable 100-meter men's sprint of the Olympics 2012 in London a British gentleman Ashley Gill-Webb ...

Entomologists offer support to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (1) Lev Bely

The world's leading research and education museum, Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (US) lately announced serious budget cuts to research and curation support. According to Dr. Rob Wiedenmann, President of the Entomological Society of ...

09.01.2013 20:53 Lev Bely

The world's leading research and education museum, Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (US) lately announced serious budget cuts to research ...

Butterflies and music: Jacob Morris / Bishop Allen (1) Lev Bely

Jacob Morris has been properly playing cello since four, and not long ago he finally released the debut LP “Moths”, which was recorded in the very “Music City” Nashville, where they traditionally serve good stuff. Country music is of special ...

05.01.2013 22:42 Lev Bely

Jacob Morris has been properly playing cello since four, and not long ago he finally released the debut LP “Moths”, which was recorded in the ...

Butterflies and music: the “Licedeyi” mime theatre... and a Happy New Year! (2) Lev Bely

The last post of the year is all warm wishes for Lepidoptera.ru friends, of perpetual great butterfly hunt, always descriptive and accurate labels, correct IDs, of patience and never-ending interest in either winged creature that has scales, and ...

31.12.2012 17:01 Peter Khramov

Lev, thanks for the wishes and fab video!

Researchers from the University of Florida study leaf-mining moths of Central Africa (1) Lev Bely

In the Congo, where mammals and birds are nearly extinguished by hunters, somewhere deep in the rain forests everything is full of life, which is all buzzing, crunching and peeping, and these sounds truly dominate everyone happened to be ...

28.12.2012 23:11 Lev Bely

In the Congo, where mammals and birds are nearly extinguished by hunters, somewhere deep in the rain forests everything is full of life, which is ...

Tears for dinner: Madagascan moths seek salt from birds (1) Lev Bely

Some lepidoptera species get nutrition in a very intricate manner, they fish tears out of the sleeping birds' eyes using harpoon-like proboscis with special barbs at its tip. Back in 2006 scientists discovered those moths feeding on birds in ...

24.12.2012 22:05 Lev Bely

Some lepidoptera species get nutrition in a very intricate manner, they fish tears out of the sleeping birds' eyes using harpoon-like proboscis ...

Butterflies and music: Massive Attack / The Sea and Cake (1) Lev Bely

Bristol band Massive Attack is an England's most prominent electronic music group, the trip hop patriarchs that for already three decades have been staying best musicians in the genre. “Butterfly Caught” from their fourth album 100th Window ...

23.12.2012 17:24 Lev Bely

Bristol band Massive Attack is an England's most prominent electronic music group, the trip hop patriarchs that for already three decades have been ...

Butterflies and music: Gregg Diamond, Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan (1) Lev Bely

“Baby, it's cold outside” should butterflies be murmuring to each other whilst dreaming deep beneath the snow and waiting for spring. Which is fairly hard to disagree these days when it's about minus 20 Celsius outside. However the winter has a ...

15.12.2012 22:42 Lev Bely

“Baby, it's cold outside” should butterflies be murmuring to each other whilst dreaming deep beneath the snow and waiting for spring. Which is ...

Butterflies and music: Ray Campi's rockabilly 50 years later (1) Lev Bely

The King of Rockabilly as Ray Campi is called has been reigning long and capitally, as true king is supposed to do. During the reign he even happened to work as a high-school teacher in California for 25 whole years, and today Campi in his nearly 80 ...

08.12.2012 15:50 Lev Bely

The King of Rockabilly as Ray Campi is called has been reigning long and capitally, as true king is supposed to do. During the reign he even happened ...

Butterflies and music: Robert Schumann / Sufjan Stevens (1) Lev Bely

Robert Schumann's suite of piano pieces “Papillons, Op. 2” written in 1831 was inspired by Jean Paul's novel “Die Flegeljahre”. The masquerade from the last scene is brilliantly played by Claudio Arrau, great Chilean pianist also known as a ...

01.12.2012 17:00 Lev Bely

Robert Schumann's suite of piano pieces “Papillons, Op. 2” written in 1831 was inspired by Jean Paul's novel “Die Flegeljahre”. The ...

Entomology job: Yaroslavl Dolphinarium Tropical Butterfly Greenhouse and Butterfly Conservation (4) Lev Bely

Exhibit Guide, Tropical Butterfly Greenhouse, Yaroslavl (Russia) Yaroslavl Dolphinarium has an opening for Exhibit Guide to work in the Tropical Butterfly Greenhouse. Duties include leading excursions for visitors, butterfly care. Applicants ...

30.11.2012 18:02 Yuriy Karpov

Seems men are another kind of "plant and butterfly enthusiasts", or they just are misfits. So this Yaroslavl Dolphinarium grabbed plenty of animals, ...

Wildlife Photography Day at the Central House of Artists, Moscow, December 15th (1) Lev Bely

Wildlife Photography Day will be held on December, 15th at the Central House of Artists, Moscow (RU). The photography workshop is arranged by the Union of Naturalist Photographers and National Geographic Russia magazine. Special guests to hold ...

29.11.2012 19:59 Lev Bely

Wildlife Photography Day will be held on December, 15th at the Central House of Artists, Moscow (RU). The photography workshop is arranged by the ...

Nabokov-inspired pastoral opera staged at the Old First Church, San Francisco (1) Lev Bely

One-act chamber pastoral opera “Vladimir in Butterfly Country” was staged on November 16th at the Old First Church, San Francisco (US), score by Ann Callaway and Jaime Robles' libretto. One may guess from the title this is kind of dedication ...

26.11.2012 17:41 Lev Bely

One-act chamber pastoral opera “Vladimir in Butterfly Country” was staged on November 16th at the Old First Church, San Francisco (US), score ...

Butterflies and music: Moonpools & Caterpillars / Nurses (1) Lev Bely

Dear friends, since now the Saturday and Sunday musical stories will be combined in one post tagged “music” as usual. It should be interesting to see how they're matched together and as well more handy to make your own themed playlists like ...

24.11.2012 14:12 Lev Bely

Dear friends, since now the Saturday and Sunday musical stories will be combined in one post tagged “music” as usual. It should be interesting to ...

Craftswoman Skate's silk threads (1) Lev Bely

Mulberry leaves are now coming from different parts of Waiheke island to Surfdale for craftswoman Skate, or exactly for her silk worms. Skate's hard-working silk worms got their glory along with considerable supplies of mulberry leaves right ...

20.11.2012 22:27 Lev Bely

Mulberry leaves are now coming from different parts of Waiheke island to Surfdale for craftswoman Skate, or exactly for her silk worms. Skate's ...

Butterflies and music: Paolo Zavallone & His Orchestra, Papillon Rouge (1) Lev Bely

Paolo Zavallone is not only remarkable for his impressive sawyere, but that he's persona grata for those who are fed up with Celentano, but not with Italy. No sawyere seen in Papillon Rouge, but this song positively would be a final touch to any ...

18.11.2012 19:37 Lev Bely

Paolo Zavallone is not only remarkable for his impressive sawyere, but that he's persona grata for those who are fed up with Celentano, but not with ...

Butterflies and music: Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Butterfly (1) Lev Bely

Andrei Khrzhanovsky, the amazing wizard and great master of animation, makes films that seem to appeal neither to children nor to adults, but to the world as a whole. So does his philosophical parable “Butterfly”, which could be as likely ...

17.11.2012 14:24 Lev Bely

Andrei Khrzhanovsky, the amazing wizard and great master of animation, makes films that seem to appeal neither to children nor to adults, but to the ...

New Zealand: Kazakhstan parasite wasps versus the codling moth (1) Lev Bely

Kazakhstan parasite wasps Mastrus ridens were put into New Zealand's orchards to execute a crucial mission, or simply to rid pipfruit trees of one of the most harmful pests, the codling moth @@Cydia pomonella@@. If they get this accomplished, New ...

15.11.2012 22:40 Lev Bely

Kazakhstan parasite wasps Mastrus ridens were put into New Zealand's orchards to execute a crucial mission, or simply to rid pipfruit trees of one ...

Butterflies and music: The Gumm Sisters, Where The Butterflies Kiss the Buttercups Goodnight (1) Lev Bely

Everything you need for a good Sunday: year 1929, Judy Garland and a song of butterflies kissing buttercups. Goodnight! The Gumm Sisters, Where The Butterflies Kiss the Buttercups Goodnight (1929)

11.11.2012 11:25 Lev Bely

Everything you need for a good Sunday: year 1929, Judy Garland and a song of butterflies kissing buttercups. Goodnight! The Gumm Sisters, Where The ...

Butterfly farm to be built at Twiga Cement's mining sites in Tanzania (1) Lev Bely

Twiga Cement (Tanzania Portland Cement Company, TPCC), manufacturer of portland cement in Tanzania, is about to build a butterfly farm at their Wazo Hill mining sites in Dar es Salaam, for to “improve biodiversity and ecological systems” of ...

10.11.2012 22:32 Lev Bely

Twiga Cement (Tanzania Portland Cement Company, TPCC), manufacturer of portland cement in Tanzania, is about to build a butterfly farm at their ...

Butterflies and music: The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto (1) Lev Bely

The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto (梁祝小提琴協奏曲) written in 1958 by two composers He Zhanhao and Chen Gang is one of the most famous piece of Chinese orchestral music in China and beyond. This concerto is based on an old Chinese ...

10.11.2012 16:26 Lev Bely

The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto (梁祝小提琴協奏曲) written in 1958 by two composers He Zhanhao and Chen Gang is one of the most famous ...

Sammilan Shetty's butterfly park in Karnataka state, India (1) Lev Bely

A unique butterfly park will officially open in the next few months in Karnataka state, India. It was founded by college lecturer Sammilan Shetty and now located at Santhadi House in Beluvai village 8km off Moodbidri and 42km off Mangalore. This ...

06.11.2012 22:38 Lev Bely

A unique butterfly park will officially open in the next few months in Karnataka state, India. It was founded by college lecturer Sammilan Shetty ...

Butterflies and music: Union Jack, Papillon (1) Lev Bely

Habitual Sunday crosswords might be changed to this butterfly kaleidoscope in the “Papillon” music video by Union Jack, the trance collaboration between two musicians Simon Berry and Claudio Giussani. Say, to identify all the species shown, ...

04.11.2012 18:31 Lev Bely

Habitual Sunday crosswords might be changed to this butterfly kaleidoscope in the “Papillon” music video by Union Jack, the trance collaboration ...

Butterflies and music: ASP, Schwarzer Schmetterling (2) Lev Bely

Schwarzer Schmetterling (The Black Butterfly) is a song from the album series “Der Schwarze Schmetterling” by German rock band ASP (spelled “Ashp”). In a dark, dark town there was a dark, dark street... Where Alexander Spreng, the ASP ...

04.11.2012 16:08 Peter Khramov

Repeat [On].

Taiwan butterfly patriarch on the “butterfly kingdom” that turned into a desert (5) Lev Bely

Chen Wei-shou can be called butterfly patriarch who headed Taiwan lepidoptera research. He now recalls him 6-year kid fascinated by the sight of “a flower that could move”. That was the starting point of his lifelong passion. Today Chen is ...

02.11.2012 20:01 Lev Bely

Evgeny, thanks, this was actually a guess of mine, concede it might be wrong though. If anyone has or will get the sure version, please comment with ...

Sabre-toothed, big-eyed, horrific: Phyllodes imperialis caterpillar (1) Lev Bely

We may never know whether the animal world celebrates Halloween or not, but if they actually did, the pink underwing moth's caterpillar (@@Phyllodes imperialis@@) could be among the first nominees for the best Halloween costume. Looking at this, ...

02.11.2012 18:21 Lev Bely

We may never know whether the animal world celebrates Halloween or not, but if they actually did, the pink underwing moth's caterpillar ...

Butterflies and music: Motors, Butterfly (1) Lev Bely

Japanese ska and butterflies: Motors band and their “Butterfly”. Motors, Butterfly (Nude, 2006)

28.10.2012 15:14 Lev Bely

Japanese ska and butterflies: Motors band and their “Butterfly”. Motors, Butterfly (Nude, 2006)

Butterflies and music: Chilled Monkey Brains, Butterflies (1) Lev Bely

One might think that butterflies and brutal ska punk are hardly compatible. However, this critter is not that fragile as it may seem. Guys from American band Chilled Monkey Brains, Tallahassee, Florida, evidently appreciate such endurance and thus ...

27.10.2012 14:07 Lev Bely

One might think that butterflies and brutal ska punk are hardly compatible. However, this critter is not that fragile as it may seem. Guys from ...

New Zealand's lepidoptera: Aenetus virescens ghost moth (1) Lev Bely

@@Aenetus virescens@@ is a moth of the family Hepialidae and one of the largest native moths of New Zealand. Puriri moth as it's called has a 15cm wingspan for what this happens to get mistaken for a bat. This moth spends nearly all its life in ...

26.10.2012 21:03 Lev Bely

Aenetus virescens is a moth of the family Hepialidae and one of the largest native moths of New Zealand. Puriri moth as it's called has a 15cm ...

Video: Arctiidae moths can muffle bat sonar (1) Lev Bely

A curious video from the National Geographic's “Untamed Americas” miniseries on how Arctiidae moths produce low frequency clicks to muffle the sonar that bats use to guide flight and prey. Thus a bat gets mislead and a moth masterly dodges the ...

25.10.2012 21:29 Lev Bely

A curious video from the National Geographic's “Untamed Americas” miniseries on how Arctiidae moths produce low frequency clicks to muffle the ...

World versus The Moth: part 8. Impotent Godzilla. (1) Lev Bely

Even Godzilla the Great grounded his mighty arms before the face of our huge and fearless hero. The thing is that he had no such magic “eyed” wings, which could seriously scare not only birds but even people. That's the thing!

24.10.2012 22:55 Lev Bely

Even Godzilla the Great grounded his mighty arms before the face of our huge and fearless hero. The thing is that he had no such magic “eyed” ...

Butterflies and music: A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Requiem For The Static King, Pt. 1 (1) Lev Bely

A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Requiem For The Static King, Part 1.

20.10.2012 13:25 Lev Bely

A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Requiem For The Static King, Part 1.

James Nebel and the “Grandpa A” butterfly collection (1) Lev Bely

In 1965, when James Nebel was young, he got a large collection of butterflies and moths to keep and own. Then it was called the Anderson Collection and reckoned as the second largest private butterfly collection in Washington. It comprised about ...

19.10.2012 10:11 Lev Bely

In 1965, when James Nebel was young, he got a large collection of butterflies and moths to keep and own. Then it was called the Anderson ...

17th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival to be held October 25—28 in Texas, US (1) Lev Bely

17th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival will take place in Mission, Texas, US, from October 25th to 28th. The Rio Grande valley, where Mission is located, is a well-known US region for its biological diversity. Here four ecosystems of the four valley ...

15.10.2012 23:48 Lev Bely

17th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival will take place in Mission, Texas, US, from October 25th to 28th. The Rio Grande valley, where Mission is ...

Butterflies and music: Chuck Royal & The Sharpsters, You're Like a Butterfly (1) Lev Bely

American rockabilly from 1958, Chuck Royal & The Sharpsters, You're Like a Butterfly. Chuck Royal & The Sharpsters, You're Like a Butterfly (1958)

14.10.2012 11:27 Lev Bely

American rockabilly from 1958, Chuck Royal & The Sharpsters, You're Like a Butterfly. Chuck Royal & The Sharpsters, You're Like a Butterfly (1958)

Butterflies and music: Sonic Youth, Drunken Butterfly (2) Lev Bely

The cult American alternative rock band Sonic Youth is as well good at ace performances as at being self-ironic: they chose Stephen Hellweg's clip with puppets heavily strumming guitars as the best in the fan video contest for their song Drunken ...

13.10.2012 16:15 Peter Khramov

The ending is especially ace.

University of Alberta staff buys teamwise an extinct Jamaican moth (1) Lev Bely

This was as possible as to spot the well-done mount of an extinct dodo bird in the rubbish at a yard sale — barely ever. Tom Terzin, a developmental biologist from University of Alberta, Canada, never waited to discover a rarest well-preserved ...

11.10.2012 22:24 Lev Bely

This was as possible as to spot the well-done mount of an extinct dodo bird in the rubbish at a yard sale — barely ever. Tom Terzin, a ...

Caterpillar hair can cause abortions in Australian mares (1) Lev Bely

Researchers from the University of Queensland, Australia, found out that caterpillar hair can cause foal death and abortions in Australian mares. Dr Judy Cawdell-Smith and Professor Wayne Bryden, from the UQ's School of Animal Studies, ...

08.10.2012 18:18 Lev Bely

Researchers from the University of Queensland, Australia, found out that caterpillar hair can cause foal death and abortions in Australian ...

Butterflies and music: Claire Prendergast, Little Caterpillar (1) Lev Bely

The Irish people are well-known for their bravery for many centuries, so is Claire Prendergast with her convincing guitar, which offers from this day forth “to advocate the rights of the caterpillar community”. Right after she's decapitated one ...

07.10.2012 13:16 Lev Bely

The Irish people are well-known for their bravery for many centuries, so is Claire Prendergast with her convincing guitar, which offers from this day ...

Butterflies and music: The Bird and the Butterfly, Morning Prayer (1) Lev Bely

Folk music and the Bahá'í faith are bread and wine of an English band The Bird and the Butterfly, the Morning Prayer of which sounds as it's performed by true birds of paradise. The Bird and the Butterfly, Morning Prayer (Lighted Candle, ...

06.10.2012 13:32 Lev Bely

Folk music and the Bahá'í faith are bread and wine of an English band The Bird and the Butterfly, the Morning Prayer of which sounds as it's ...

The first IMAX 3D film on the monarch butterfly migration is on the go (2) Lev Bely

The first IMAX 3D film 'Flight of the Butterflies' about the annual monarch butterfly (@@Danaus plexippus@@) migration recently premiered at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, US. The premiere gathered 400 ...

03.10.2012 23:07 Peter Khramov

Well, welcome to our oecumenes!.. :--)

Florida’s Endangered Butterflies: Pelican Island Audubon Society meeting (1) Lev Bely

On October, 8th at 18:00 the North Indian River County Library in Sebastian, Florida (US), hosts a Pelican Island Audubon Society meeting 'Florida’s Endangered Butterflies: Agency Actions and In-Actions', to discuss how the U.S. Fish and ...

01.10.2012 17:39 Lev Bely

On October, 8th at 18:00 the North Indian River County Library in Sebastian, Florida (US), hosts a Pelican Island Audubon Society meeting ...

Butterflies and music: The Moffatts, Caterpillar Crawl (1) Lev Bely

Caterpillars also hang out, go to gigs and dance as all decent people. Say, to listen to Canadian brothers The Moffatts, which demonstrate how should a good caterpillar properly crawl. The sure thing! The Moffatts, Caterpillar Crawl (The Moffatts, ...

30.09.2012 16:10 Lev Bely

Caterpillars also hang out, go to gigs and dance as all decent people. Say, to listen to Canadian brothers The Moffatts, which demonstrate how should ...

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