Do agrias floresce flouresce florece however you spell it, under UV? Do they reflect other spectrums when observed at an angle, as some Troides do?

I haven't felt as though I have anything to contribute lately. Everyone has something to contribute. Every contribution adds to our understanding of entomology. The more research I do, the more I realize how little we know. Perhaps there are those who have a small collection of eastern US/ Canada L...

Joanae and polyxenes are not reliably separated visually. How many of those old specimens “identified” as joanae but look like polyxenes are actually joanae? Beats me. I got a polyxenes in KY that looked a bit like joanae. I'm not concerned about ranges, I've extended the known range of hundreds of...

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141882 Chuck, see here regarding P. joanae. Thanks. I've read that, as well as the original description, then a follow-on to the original description with more of the photos / identifiers that were used for the original description....

...I assume this ssp of Buprestid is endemic to Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. At least that's what I recall. The photo doesn't come close to showing the brilliant orange reflection on the elytra. I put a few on Ebay 20 years ago at what I thought were very high prices and they sold immediately....

Temotu Province is in political Solomon Islands, though way east near Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). Santa Cruz islands are within Temotu Province, and include the island also called Santa Cruz. Malaita is a large island in Solomon Islands proper, NE of Guadalcanal. It's pronounced Mah-laye-tah. h...

Something for the Coleopterists Batocera lamondi, endemic to the island of Malaita, Solomon Islands https://i1.lensdump.com/i/R6inz1.md.jpeg I assume this ssp of Buprestid is endemic to Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. At least that's what I recall. The photo doesn't come close to showing the brill...

In Saudi Arabia, they don't pay attention with catching and exporting insects. As in most Muslim countries, insects are considered something worthy of attention :) I wish that would be the case in Indonesia. And Malaysia. And how about Turkey, that's a great Muslim country to break their collecting...

Great photo of andria.

As far as the trees, at least you still have Elms, and still have leaves. LOL.

I'm trying something close. Usually I just wet paper towel and put in some alcohol to prevent mold. This time I'm using the same physical method, with water and 70% isopropyl alcohol at about the same "vodka" volume. https://i3.lensdump.com/i/RRsj3i.md.jpeg I had these papered and laying a...

Wow, wolf, that is a spectacular field report! Incredible photos. Ah, some day I'll get to Norway.

Are there still trolls up that way? I love the documentary Trolljegeren.

Good thread. Assuming you mean full species rather than subspecies Chuck? I have that Athyma. It's a lovely one Wolf. I don't mean to restrict anything, just citing my personal level of interest. The islanded mountain species in US south west are very interesting. PERSONALLY, I'm less astonished by...

That's a cool Lep. I've never seen that. I enjoy all endemics, though of course Leps are more aligned with my field of study. The Eclectus parrots are an awesome example of polymorphism in endemics. You picked up that damned lizard? I tried to grab one that size, and it spun around and tried to grab...

I have a particular affinity for endemism due to islanding, whether it be islanded by sea, sand, or temperature. Of course, my primary passion is for Island endemics- those found only on one island or archipelago. And amongst those, endemics at the species level (or, even higher!) Of late, John Greh...

Regardless of the liquid, I find it important/ easy to: 1. Simply relax in a box w/ some liquid to soften antennae, legs, and wing edges to avoid damage. 2. If need be, inject a LITTLE bit of liquid; it shouldn't come flowing out. Then let it sit in the box longer to allow the injected liquid to pen...

It will be interesting to leave the identifiers to it for a few days and then check the IDs to see how many are correct, how many understandably incorrect (closely related species) and how many completely erroneous. Adam. Four days later, all ID to genus, about 50% to species. The species level ID ...

OK, I'll try it. I've always used isopropyl alcohol and water. Vodka is about 40% ethyl alcohol and 60% water, so there is water in there to relax the specimens. The ethyl alcohol serves to prevent mold and such, but is more of a dehydrant than isopropyl. So I can't say why this would work better th...

One thing that I have is that talking about myself is that so many collectors doesn't want to receive Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae in the exchange when they are the butterflies that I use to collect more frecuently than the others,I suppose that it's a matter of size and people doesn't want to spread...

58chevy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:59 pm Is that a gecko wrapped around the horn?

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I think rotten banana serves as a food source and urine rotten shrimp/fish is of course source of minerals which males need to reproduce. But for some reason the effectiveness of the last are very a lot by the region it could be as you mention also the soil components as minerals are available else...