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Re: Vanessa atalanta migration 2024
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Re: Agrias butterflies
by wollastoni » Mon May 20, 2024 1:33 pm
Agrias are involved in very complex mimicry rings triggering different forms in each zone of Amazonia. Studying the distribution of each forms is very interesting. Each Rio of Amazonia seems to trigger different forms, these are the local forms. Then you have some individual forms (various forms inside the same population). Then you have "hybridization" between forms/subpecies at contact zones. Mix all that, and you have the craziness of Agrias (sub)genus ! That's why they are so interesting to study/collect.
Especially on some species like phalcidon (the king of Agrias species to my mind).
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Re: Bug Fair May 18 and 19 Los Angeles Natural History Museum
by Chuck » Mon May 20, 2024 12:05 pm
LA is a great show, specimens you won't find commercially (some people don't feel like shipping), plus you get to meet some great collectors.
I tried on the east coast, there's little interest and costs are high (particularly insurance). The only way this could start up is as suggested, get some other collectors to start a niche at a gem or reptile show.
European shows are more successful because:
1. Momentum- once a show is running it's "easy" to keep going; starting a show is tough.
2. Not too far/ expensive- All of Europe can fit into US northeast; NY to California is a full day of air travel each way
3. US has plenty of forests and wild areas close to just about anywhere, less of a need to buy specimens
4. Culture- Europeans are more into exotic stuff like aquarium fishes, antiquities, etc.
5. USA has more alternative interest opportunities...Europe has far fewer motorcyles, snowmobiles, camping, etc. There more Porsches in USA and even more ski resorts in USA than in Europe.
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Re: Agrias butterflies
by Annarobertson1947 » Sun May 19, 2024 11:41 pm
Well the confusion is compounded by the plethora of form names that i see as a money making system for dealers.wollastoni wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 3:46 pm Excellent books indeed.
And the more you will study Agrias, the more questions you will have ! It is a very interesting (and difficult) group.
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Re: French Guiana - October 2021
by wollastoni » Sun May 19, 2024 4:18 pm
It gives you an idea of how diverse the fauna is in Amazonia (when not destroyed).
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Re: Agrias butterflies
by wollastoni » Sun May 19, 2024 3:46 pm
And the more you will study Agrias, the more questions you will have ! It is a very interesting (and difficult) group.
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Re: Agrias butterflies
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Re: Californica darlingtonia
by kevinkk » Sat May 18, 2024 2:42 pm
I am using now, quite unmovable at this point, full of peat, soil mixture, and the water. Like I mentioned, it's reaching a mature balance
of what is going to grow, some get crowded out, and it's all pitcher plants at this stage, very effective at passive capture, sometimes I can
hear insects buzzing inside of the pitchers.
The Darlingtonia are growing better than I expected, after reading their ideal requirements, a little slow growing, but at the time, seed was one of
the few ways to acquire the species, now it seems they could eventually take over.
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Re: Californica darlingtonia
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Re: Papilio rutulus
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Photographs
by lamprima2 » Sat May 18, 2024 4:59 am
I spent about 45 minutes trying to download my photographs to
the Forum page in the correct sequence, avoiding repeats.
It seems to be too complicated for
an ordinary Ph.D. Please remove extras from my post.
Tanks,
Sergey
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Les Fleurs du mal
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Dracunculus vulgaris
Aristolochia macroura
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Re: Vanessa atalanta migration 2024
by boghaunter1 » Fri May 17, 2024 4:52 pm
Yesterday, 16 May 2024, I saw a small, solitary, flight worn, Red Admiral flying about in my farm yard, This was the 1st time, in many years, that I've seen a spring migrant Red Admiral up here in NE Sask., Canada.
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Re: Bug Fair May 18 and 19 Los Angeles Natural History Museum
by wollastoni » Fri May 17, 2024 7:49 am
Several fairs are succesful in Europe, I don't see why it would not be a success in the US too. You can coorganize it with shell or mineral collectors, if you fear to lack visitors in the first years. (that's what they do in Modena fair in Italy).
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Re: Papilio rutulus
by lamprima2 » Thu May 16, 2024 11:51 pm
I am a proud owner of an exciting specimen now,
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Re: Californica darlingtonia
by kevinkk » Thu May 16, 2024 11:09 pm
Good grief! Thanks for that Adam.adamcotton wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 8:22 pm at should be Darlingtonia californica ... superb plant!
Adam.
Yes, we have a State Park named after the plant.
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Re: Californica darlingtonia
by adamcotton » Thu May 16, 2024 8:22 pm
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