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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4844
Re: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
As Vernon pointed out and solely about MONA, the inconsiderate and unethical activities by professionals isn't new. I too have had my issues with those types in Entomology (to be fair, I've also been overjoyed with others.) Backstabbing and politicing in entomology is NOTHING- I think the Paleontol...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Research position in Costa Rica!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7011
Re: Research position in Costa Rica!
Man, that's great! You survived a foreign country.
Would love to see some photos from CR.
Would love to see some photos from CR.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4844
Re: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
Ironically, the technology that has made production of MONA-type publications much easier has also killed hardcopy. Imagine when MONA first came out- expensive cameras and lights, expensive film, having to pay for publications, collaboration via snail mail. THEN to make a book- scissors to cut image...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: Collecting in Vietnam
- Replies: 11
- Views: 377
Re: Collecting in Vietnam
I sent an email to the Vietnam Department of Agriculture and still haven't heard back from them and that was 8 months ago, I leave the 30th of this month. I've contacted the US Department of Agriculture and even talked to someone and they said I don't need permits for importing dead insects in the ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Anisota virginiensis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 143
Re: Anisota virginiensis
Yes, as 58chevy said, it's related to rubicunda. More here too viewtopic.php?p=8763&hilit=rubicunda#p8763
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Global travel collecting
The good practice is to have a guide who will ask before entering a "land" the cost and negotiate it. Usually a pack of cigarettes + few dollars will make the job. If you don't negotiate "before", then they will ask you to pay "to leave the land"... and here the cost c...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Global travel collecting
Some fearmongering has been presented concerning foreign languages, this warrants some clarification. Humans are adept at learning foreign languages. It is not for the Mensa, or the linguistic experts. Even the most simple, uneducated, and slow person can learn multiple languages through exposure. I...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Shiiping dead insects from other countries into the USA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 171
Re: Shiiping dead insects from other countries into the USA
This comes up constantly. What should be done by an interested party is to analyze the current import regulations for personal use. The easiest way is to line-out the sections, paragraphs, and sentences that don't apply to personal use (eg. anything to do with commercial, institution, etc.) which le...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Global travel collecting
Although I've "lost" a kayak and other equipment, it was sneak thieves that saw an opportunity. Ah yes, the opportunistic petty thieves. Overall, I would say that petty theft (particularly from foreigners) has a level of cultural acceptance in many places. Certainly in parts of, or most o...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Global travel collecting
Very interesting to read about these various experiences, perspectives and comments - a lot of useful information in this thread, for anyone considering a collecting trip to the tropics. Really, a lot is applicable to USA as well. Aside from the permit & import element involved with internation...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Global travel collecting
Thanks Adam, you're the best! Let me reflect on age. I know a lot of collectors who, like me, planned to go "there" sometime "later." And they never got there. The reason is because by the time the travel became convenient they'd lost the ability. International travel is brutally...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: First butterfly of 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 427
Re: First butterfly of 2024
Keep an eye out for pipevine and zebra swallowtails. Zebras should be flying in KY as soon as this storm front passes. Pipevines fly in FL pretty much year round; certainly they are out and abundant by now. Near Lake Ontario, I did see a Pieris rapae the last few days of March. Since then, nothing....
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Re: Agrias butterflies
This discussion on Agrias has evolved into an important topic on global travel collecting, I hope it's split out on its own. John Shuey's initial post on the topic is loaded with gold, and I'd advise any potential traveler to parse every sentence. Global travel has never been easier. There are airfi...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 717
Global travel collecting
Congratulations on finishing school! It's quite a bit of work and time.
My suggestion if I may- don't buy commercially, use that money to go there. You're young enough to learn to handle the hardships and maximize collecting efforts. Why buy one when you can catch ten?
My suggestion if I may- don't buy commercially, use that money to go there. You're young enough to learn to handle the hardships and maximize collecting efforts. Why buy one when you can catch ten?
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Anthocharis sara, stella, julia
- Replies: 6
- Views: 325
Re: Anthocharis sara, stella, julia
Paul- iNaturalist tries to stay on top of systematics, but sometimes there can be a delay. sara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=59124 stella https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=900256 all Anthocheris julia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=900255
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
- Replies: 7
- Views: 369
Re: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
Danaus plexippus is all over the place.
I have captures from several locations in Solomon Islands.
University of Hawai'i on Oahu has a light morph, and on Maui can be found a dark morph.
I have captures from several locations in Solomon Islands.
University of Hawai'i on Oahu has a light morph, and on Maui can be found a dark morph.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Juvisy Insect Fair 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 663
Re: Juvisy Insect Fair 2024
Hello all! Does anyone in the United States have any experience with purchasing insects at this fair and then importing them to the US? I would really like to go but I am not exactly sure about the process of exporting from France. Of course I would use my American import license and fill out a for...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: butterfly bait trap
- Replies: 12
- Views: 371
Re: butterfly bait trap
Chuck, I direct you to view our 30-year sphingids of Louisiana study. .... taken in fermenting bait traps included Sphinx kalmiae Neurn., Enyo lugubris (L.), Sphecodina abhottii (Swainson), A. floridensis, Darapsa myron, and Darapsa pholus (Cram.). We captured several specimens each of species not ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Using absolutes: always, never
- Replies: 6
- Views: 240
Re: Using absolutes: always, never
Thanks thus far for the input. I'm rather caught in the middle- I like to keep things short, which at times requires the reader's understanding that there are exceptions. If I have to write something like "chances of finding Papilio multicaudata east of the Mississippi are .00001%" for eve...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: butterfly bait trap
- Replies: 12
- Views: 371
Re: butterfly bait trap
Vernon, what types of Sphingids do you get at bait traps? What do they like best? Thanks.