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Chuck · by Chuck » Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:09 pm

Meanwhile, a regular update on Finger Lakes region of NY: it has been horrible weather, the worst in my memory. Lots of rain- in fact, we are on the 28th straight weekend with precipitation. And very, very cold- many days topping out 60F/16C when it should be 74F/23C. And windy, and cloudy. Tigers have been observed on the few warmer, sunnier days, but for the most part, nothing.

I went to Huntsville AL for a few days. Found Tigers nectaring on Turtlehead and Thistle but only up in the hills, none in the valleys. Couple interesting notes to record, (1) they are smaller than the Tigers in KY, and (2) many have the ventral side HW black line that separates black/yellow as straight-ish, like P solstitius and canadensis.

Chuck · by Chuck » Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:03 pm

An oddly interesting observation:

A "spring form" male was flying around looking for a place to puddle, on an old steel barge. He kept returning to what looked like a pile of racoon poop, but isn't- it's a random pile of 100 year old asphalt that looks like poo.

I wonder- are they using vision to find puddling resources? I always assumed that it's scent. That said, a puddle group attracts others, and that's clearly visual.

Chuck · by Chuck » Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:30 am

Don’t delete anything.

A refund is not a completed transaction. It’s a failed supplier unable to perform.

Mookie · by Mookie » Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:10 am

He got me recently too. $40 for eggs he never sent, with periodic lame excuses. I finally went nuclear and posted about him on this forum and fb and reddit, and suddenly he refunded me. With a note telling me to "Delete the posts as you have been refunded". I'm happy disclose that he finally paid me, but only after I exposed him.

wollastoni · by wollastoni » Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:47 pm

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wollastoni · by wollastoni » Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:34 pm

So many topics about him :
https://archive.insectnet.com/thread/96 ... ing-trader
https://forum.insectnet.com/viewtopic.php?t=265
He has ruined his e-reputation for few bucks...

I am sure some people have stop collecting, raising moth because of bad experience with these thieves.

adamcotton · by adamcotton » Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:16 pm

It's a good example of rigor mortis, which passes some time after death. The muscles will have 'relaxed' which made the jaws moveable again.

Adam.

kevinkk · by kevinkk » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:45 pm

I think I was instrumental in his being banned from InsectNet, he must be operating from some other platform or persona.
Don't worry, you won't get anything to apologize for, luckily for me, I used goods and services and was able to retrieve my money.
The guy is knowledgable, he had me going,until he didn't.
To me, these things are just inexplicable, it has to be apathy, because I don't think you can retire fleecing people for moth eggs.

kevinkk · by kevinkk » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:39 pm

OK, nevermind. The jaws mysterisously loosened...

Chuck · by Chuck » Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:23 pm

That guy is a thorn in the side of entomologists. Some day he’s going to get himself in trouble.

Mookie · by Mookie » Thu Jun 12, 2025 5:07 am

Add me to the list of people who have been ripped off by Matthew Nochisaki. Paid him $40 on May 19 for some Hyalophora cecropia eggs, and he's been stringing me along ever since. He's traveling, or he sold too many eggs and is waiting for the next batch to be laid, or his family will handle it, or the eggs should arrive this coming weekend - the list is endless. And now he's gone silent. If only I had googled him before I sent him money. At this point, I'm not even going to apologize or withdraw my post if the eggs show up. If you advertise that you have stock, you ship it within a couple days of receiving payment. Period. (Edit: Last night, after I posted in numerous places about getting ripped off by this guy, he refunded me. With a note saying "Delete the posts as you have been refunded". Needless to say, I'm not deleting the posts. But I'm happy to disclose that he finally paid me back.

livingplanet3 · by livingplanet3 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:56 am

That's very nice work indeed!

eurytides · by eurytides » Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:34 pm

Concur with Chuck.

Chuck · by Chuck » Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:13 pm

Now that’s talent

58chevy · by 58chevy » Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:59 pm

It's been awhile since I've done a painting, but I finally got around to it. Canvas size is 36 x 36 inches. Done in acrylic.

Leonard187 · by Leonard187 » Wed Jun 11, 2025 1:54 pm

I got a specimen of Papilio memnon ♀ from Bali Is. and it seems very white compared with other individuals. Is it form hiera? I also got several other ones from Bali Is., Buru Is. as well as Java Is. Are they f. isarcha and f. hiera respectively? How many forms of tailess female P. memnon?

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adamcotton · by adamcotton » Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:41 am

wollastoni wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:00 pm I have no idea how they got my friends' email

Is your friend an Insectnet member? It is possible the spammer just lifted the name 'InsectNet' (with a large N!) off the internet.

I have not received anything, and if other members haven't then I think the membership data has not been compromised.

Adam.

eurytides · by eurytides » Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:19 pm

I have not received anything.

wollastoni · by wollastoni » Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:00 pm

Hello

A friend of mine just received that email :

Hello,

Do you have a moment to correspond with me via email? I have an obligation that I would like you to complete ASAP.

Regards,
Jason Littler
CEO
InsectNet
5 avenue du Port Sibouliere,
35800 Dinard, France

There is no "Jason Littler" in InsectNet, no "CEO", I am the only owner.
So of course don't answer these emails. I have no idea how they got my friends' email, I have no idea if they contacted other members too.

kevinkk · by kevinkk » Tue Jun 10, 2025 3:02 pm

I have a recently expired Lucanus elephus male, what I am having, or am going to have an issue with is spreading the jaws, when he was alive, he'd stand and his jaws would be spread far apart, you could've put your thumb in there, but now, the jaws are more or less closed, and I am having a
frustrating time getting them apart. I'll give up before I snap off something. Is there a secret, and what is it?

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