Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / August 2007

Please- what sort of spider is this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davestuarts_photos/194260653/in/photostream/

Here is an interesting article on MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20283195/
excerpt:  "These days the worldwide illegal trade in endangered species is
worth an estimated $10 billion to $15 billion a year, according to law

Good Morning,
In need of some help with terminology.  We are QAQCing our species lists
for various sites including a barrier island.  I want to make the
distinction between those lepidoptera species which are reproducing on

A few more photos of this incredible moth have been added.
Northern Giant Flag Moth
Dysschema howardi (Hy. Edwards, [1887])
http://www.texasento.net/Dysschema.htm

Anyone have a idea what this skipper is?
http://www.frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/skipper1.jpg
http://www.frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/skipper2.jpg
Data:

Sorry for any cross-posting but....
One of our education centers is constructing a moving model of Eastern
Pygmy Blue (Blephidium pseudofea) and while I can provide a ventral
photo, a dorsal photo is hard to come by...we have tracked down a dorsal

I ran across this unusual insect in Northern Arkansas. The ends of its
wings were very colorful but the rest blended in with the tree it was
on. Does anyone know what it is?
http://hometown.aol.com/vwacaser/myhomepage/photo.html

Hello Lepsters,
Will 48 hours in a freezer kill all stages of Dermestid Beetles? If not,
what other methods are there for killing these critters?
Thanks, Hugh

I am looking for the name of the species, showed at this pictures:
http://www.giftpflanzen.com/070726.html
Found in a garden in Germany;
Length: 5 mm (0,2 inch)

Greetings all,
Found this moth sitting on my car tonight. I've got most of my local
butterflies down, but I'm clueless about the moth side of the equation. If
anyone could ID it for me, I'd be most grateful!