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National Moth Week 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by nannaria

Spanish moon moth, Graellsia isabellae (Graëlls, 1849). D. Descouens CC BY-SA 3.0 Join entomologists from Virginia Tech and celebrate National Moth Week! Come out to the campus of VPI and discover insect biodiversity and nighttime nature. We’ll be across the … Continue reading →

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Collecting in the Blue Ridge

Posted on July 4, 2014 by nannaria

The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina Elizabeth, Jackson and I just returned from a three-day collecting expedition to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. It was an exhilarating three days and two nights, with little sleep … Continue reading →

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Millipede from Burkes Garden

Posted on June 16, 2014 by nannaria

Appalachioria separanda hamata (Burkes Garden, Virginia) The Appalachian Mountains hold a great diversity of colorful millipedes, including this species that we found during a recent collecting trip to Burkes Garden, Virginia. This is one of two color morphs that we … Continue reading →

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Terraformer millipede

Posted on June 13, 2014 by nannaria

This millipede is Narceus americanus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817) that I found curled up in the trunk of a live tree. At night, N. americanus is known to climb trees and graze on algae and fungus adhering to the surface … Continue reading →

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