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FlamingDragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:13 pm So... a Beautiful Demoiselle.

Why do they give it a female name if this is a male?

In the insect world males of the same species tend to be more brightly coloured than females. Of course both sexes of the 'Beautiful Demoiselle' are given the same vernacular name, which in this case is female. It should also be noted that the other general name for the whole group of these delicate looking Odonata is 'Damsel Fly', suggesting that they are feminine regardless of the actual sex of the individual.

Adam.

FlamingDragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:13 pm So... a Beautiful Demoiselle.

Why do they give it a female name if this is a male?

In North America, ladybird beetles (family Coccinellidae) are commonly called ladybugs, although technically, many of them are manbugs.

It's unbelievable that nowadays some entomologists still don't know that there are total crooks and extortionists in Sri Lanka and that it's really impossible to catch insects there!

adamcotton wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:49 am Paul was trying to say the name is antiopa, not anitopa.

Thank you. I see that I've read past that for years apparently. I'll try to try to pay more attention.

So... a Beautiful Demoiselle.

Why do they give it a female name if this is a male?

Ah-Ha, I see livingplanet3 has once again "beat me to the punch" on the "species" identification !

Well done livingplanet3 !

Hello,

This is a species of broad-winged damselfly (family: Calopterygidae). It is a male based on the black wings and metallic body. Females, tho' similar in size and appearance lack this bold appearance.

I cannot offer a species name as I have no available literature on the insects of Britain (as I live in the US). We have a very similar species here in the Eastern US known as (Calopteryx maculata).

A damselfly, the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) -

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/spec ... emoiselle/

Hi

Found this little guy on the pavement/sidewalk, so picked him and put him out of harms way. Must be something wrong with him as he let me do that and held onto my finger.

Anyone know what kind this is? As I said, Devon, UK.

Thanks!

Kevin,

Paul was trying to say the name is antiopa, not anitopa.

Adam.

wollastoni wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 9:34 am Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate !

An American friend sent me this picture which is pretty clear !
spreading-pepsis-wasp.jpg

It looks fun ... and not so easy to make things perfect ! I will do my best !

What is the wingspan on that beauty?

Howdy,

I am partial to South American Pepsis species, especially the giants. Does anyone here have any contacts or groups that would be great for acquiring these specimens?

Ideally folks local to where such specimens can be found?

Yes Paul, Nmyphalis anitopa, exactly what I am thinking about, I think it's too warm here in town, next to the Pacific, to hibernate them
outdoors, I have the larva sleeved now, and will probably have to put the pupa in a flight cage outdoors and see what happens once the
larva are finished eating, or maybe it simply doesn't matter, and I can hatch the butterflies indoors, where it's controlled, and then put the butterflies
in the veggie crisper with my other overwintering material. Probably overthinking this.

I suppose you are talking about Nymphalis antiopa.
I never heard that they can overwinter as pupa, always adults. It may be tricky to put them to hibernation in warmer climate.

I have some anitopa larva about to pupate. I know they can overwinter in varying climates as adults.
Not having any experience with the species, I looked it up on the internet. Amazingly enough, there is
conflicting information. I just read they will overwinter in any life stage, the source being from Manitoba.
So, the question that remains is this- can they overwinter as pupa? They are outdoors now, and without
better information are going to stay there until the bitter end of summer, which is somewhat ambiguous
around here, to make certain that adults will hatch or not before winter does set in.
Of course, I could bring them in and let the butterflies hatch, then store the adults, however, if they
can overwinter as pupa, I'd rather do that, the stock is from Iowa if that makes a difference.

search for boric acid roach tablets where you live. If you have one, you have a lots of others. The spray cans of neurotoxins wont continue to kill these roaches, but the boric acid tabs will continue to kill them for years.

Amazing. I had to look it up. Apparently cordyceps occurs in the southeast USA.

Thanks for your extensive answer. However the link doesn't work for me.
BTW I live in the netherlands, usually we rarely see cockroaches over here. So I have little experience with them and was wondering whether this one could already have laid eggs. Is it a yound one or adult enough for that?