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Day 4 - Oenopia lyncea agnata ✨

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2019-07-04

Recent study of Chinese click reveals 3 in the genus <Scutellathous>.

Article: https://t.co/xL1zIgKySm.

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2019-06-26

Chiropteran with abilities like "Glide" and "Bat Swarm."

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2019-06-21

The hit me with a sledgehammer made of nostalgia! Already seen it twice, planning on a third!
I tear up every time I hear 's arrangement of Mothra's song! 😭

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2019-06-17

Review of the endemic in the New World genus of <Nolima> features a from Costa Rica + 3 species redescriptions (incl. <N. Victor>, pictured).

Study: https://t.co/zhvpdq20gu.

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2019-06-12

Majority of the predaceous diving in (80 species, 80.8%) are associated with the sub-basins of the finds a new biogeographical study.

See: https://t.co/U6G3HB8C5A.

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2019-06-11

no.161. Disgraceful that I've not featured Raphidioptera yet. So here is a snakefly, Raphidia notata, from the UK. Amazing insects, predatory and with a long ovipositor for laying eggs under bark.

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2019-06-11

Long-term monitoring (1993–2015) provides a new dataset about by the pine processionary in pure/mixed pine & plantations in

Data Paper: https://t.co/EUwkerfR6v.

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2019-06-10

Moth and butterfly watching season is here again. I made these posters to help me learn the names of the most common and beautiful moths that show up in my yard. You can get one for your wall in my Etsy shop. https://t.co/BMjMARn3ed

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2019-06-10

Mothra (1961)
- "Big ol moth"
- King Kong but with tiny asian ladies and a giant lepidopteran
- Good goofy cast. Lot of fun
- Mothra best girl
- Great effects work. Tokyo scenes esp.
- Fat kid
- "Exploitation bad and screw Americ- I mean "Rolisica"...
- Good. 7/10. Need more LAMP

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2019-06-08

cover for the new game going up on my patreon today - as with lepidoptera, patrons get a nice pdf and access to each game as i finish it, rather than needing to wait until i publish the booklet on itch!!! patrons will also get a discount code for the itch version

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2019-06-02

Happy Pride Moth! So many festivals on tap, so many parties, but we're kicking things off with this wee little lepidopteran friend, perfect for quiet nights and introspective celebrations. Join us in cozy contemplation. Grab your brand new shirt at https://t.co/y8cQKWQcoV.

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2019-05-31

Did you know that bats have long thin muscles embedded in their wings? Our founder El worked with Jorn Cheney & the Swartz Lab to illustrate these muscles & their variation amongst bat families.

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2019-05-25

Mondaca et al. Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson) (#Coleoptera: and Faargia gentilii (Martínez) (Coleoptera: two species newly discovered in https://t.co/ScfM3uin27

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2019-05-23

My new article with Paul Skelley is out: https://t.co/6OT4A9QJLd. A of Notaepytus Skelley, 2009 (#Coleoptera: Tritomini) from Dominican

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2019-05-22

What did one bee say to the other when they landed on the same flower?

Buzz off.

I'll quit pollen your leg now and wish everyone a happy particularly the entomologists I share an office with!🐝

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2019-05-20

World catalogue for the ground-dwelling darkling in the tribe Sepidiini:
✴️6 subtribes;
✴️55 genera;
✴️33 subgenera;
✴️1,009 species & subspecies;
✴️available synonyms.

See: https://t.co/XmkIjSaOM7.

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2019-05-14