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vabrou · by vabrou » Thu May 16, 2024 4:29 pm

T. lunulatus box of blue, box of green and box of Trigonopeltastes delta

vabrou · by vabrou » Thu May 16, 2024 4:12 pm

Strategus aloeus male

kevinkk · by kevinkk » Thu May 16, 2024 4:10 pm

My Cobra lilies are blooming, grown from seed I collected in the wild, it's been about 7 or 8 years to get this far.
They spread easily, the bog is finding a balance.. somewhere, my Venus Fly Traps and sundews have been crowded out
by the pitcher plants.
I'll have seeds later when the pods are mature.
I had to fence it in, the bog was doing well until the racoons found it, those guys are lucky to be cute.

vabrou · by vabrou » Thu May 16, 2024 4:07 pm

We published a review of the genus Strategus in Louisiana in 2018, mostly using the adults my wife and I captured over the past 55 years of non-stop collecting. Here is the link to a free access to that pdf: https://www.academia.edu/37938943/THE_G ... _LOUISIANA

Strategus antaeus male jpg attached

bobw · by bobw » Thu May 16, 2024 1:42 pm

Such a minor mark doesn't detract in any way from it being a perfect specimen.

wollastoni · by wollastoni » Thu May 16, 2024 12:28 pm

Wonderful specimen indeed, congrats.

adamcotton · by adamcotton » Thu May 16, 2024 8:40 am

I would be very happy to have a super specimen like that, despite the tiny rub mark on the right forewing.

Adam.

lamprima2 · by lamprima2 » Thu May 16, 2024 5:07 am

kevinkk and Trehopr1,
Thank you both for your words of consolation.
P. rutulus is a pretty common butterfly in CA,
I hope to get more in the future.

Trehopr1 · by Trehopr1 » Wed May 15, 2024 9:51 pm

That is a picture perfect example in my humble opinion.
You should be very proud of its exceptional condition.
Well done....

Trehopr1 · by Trehopr1 » Wed May 15, 2024 7:46 pm

If it wasn't held so dang far away (for most of us on the Eastern seaboard) and the traveling expense was not what it is for airfare and lodging (without specimens cost) then I would be there in a heartbeat.

kevinkk · by kevinkk » Wed May 15, 2024 4:00 pm

Always nice. X- pupa, or earlier.
Those damages happen to all of us. Raise them for weeks or longer, wait, then hope you can dispatch them, spread and get it into a case without
breaking something off. More than once I went from flawless to arrgh.
I just realized, I have a new set of calipers. Perhaps I'll try them on the male rutulus I have on the board, an X-ova which I let hatch indoors a weeks ago.

Just over 90 mm for the male I have.

wollastoni · by wollastoni » Wed May 15, 2024 1:50 pm

Would be great to have some pictures of the fair. If anyone here attends it.

lamprima2 · by lamprima2 » Wed May 15, 2024 6:01 am

Unfortunately, I've damaged the right forewing - Murphy's law.
The wingspan is exactly 100 mm in the dried specimen.

: Papilio rutulus. 100 mm. IN.jpg (753.5 KiB) Viewed 120 times

jellybean · by jellybean » Wed May 15, 2024 5:05 am

This weekend. Come to see, sell, buy, & exchange bugs. https://nhm.org/calendar/bug-fair-2024

biscuit153 · by biscuit153 » Tue May 14, 2024 12:47 am

Forgive for the plug, but the link below is to an excellent podcast that I follow. The episode linked I think may be particularly relevant to the present discussion. These can be challenging cases for sufferer and diagnostician alike

https://arthro-pod.blogspot.com/2024/01 ... tosis.html

adamcotton · by adamcotton » Mon May 13, 2024 5:16 pm

I haven't seen it for at least a week or more. Perhaps it occurs at certain times of day or in certain areas where the internet is slower?

Adam.

livingplanet3 · by livingplanet3 » Mon May 13, 2024 1:44 pm

I have seen the message a few times in the past week.

wollastoni · by wollastoni » Mon May 13, 2024 1:02 pm

I have the feeling we don't face that issue since I've upgraded the forum version (on May 5th).
Did anyone face this Resource Limit error last week ?

58chevy · by 58chevy » Sat May 11, 2024 8:17 pm

The dark Florida specimens look very similar to E. philolaus, a Mexican species that strays into the Lower Rio Grande Valley of TX.

adamcotton · by adamcotton » Sat May 11, 2024 4:46 pm

daveuk wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:56 pm I am still not completely sure how these pink forms are produced.

I suspect that they retain a dye added to the larval foodplant. Presumably these have never been seen in wild specimens.

Adam.

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