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by Miguel
Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Legal issues
Topic: What has changed recently with importing?
Replies: 11
Views: 2734

Re: What has changed recently with importing?

I don´t have problems when I make an exchange or If I buy butterflies,the thing is that when I receive a parcel from outside the EU I have to pay taxes even if the butterflies come with no commercial value.

Also I have to say that I have not problems to send or to receive lepidoptera from Russia .
by Miguel
Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Anthocharis cardamines
Replies: 12
Views: 1946

Re: Anthocharis cardamines

Another spanish Anthocharis is Anthocharis euphenoides.
by Miguel
Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Anthocharis cardamines
Replies: 12
Views: 1946

Re: Anthocharis cardamines

Part of my spanish Anthocharis cardamines
by Miguel
Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: A new ssp of Papilio saharae from Lampedusa
Replies: 5
Views: 2565

Re: A new ssp of Papilio saharae from Lampedusa

Hello.
Adam,Do you think that it's possible that P.saharae arrives to the south coast of Spain? I don't know if this butterfly flies in the nearest part of morocco
by Miguel
Sun Nov 20, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: How do you find people to trade insect specimens with?
Replies: 23
Views: 2527

Re: How do you find people to trade insect specimens with?

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 ...
by Miguel
Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Lycaena phlaeas
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Lycaena phlaeas

The two butterflies in the photo were collected in Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén, Spain in August 1992,they are from the form L.phlaeas nigrioreleus.
by Miguel
Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:03 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Aglaope infausta
Replies: 0
Views: 399

Aglaope infausta

Aglaope infausta is a very small moth very close to Zygaenidae, this one was collected in Teruel, Spain in august 1996
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by Miguel
Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:04 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: 2022 Collecting
Replies: 7
Views: 666

Re: 2022 Collecting

Year by year is getting harder to collect in Spain, not only due to weather conditions, there are places where is imposible to get a permit for collecting ,I'm lucky that in my work place I can see mediterranean butterflies as Charaxes jasius, Iolana debilitata or now flying Hipparchia fidia
by Miguel
Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: old specimen Armandia lidderdaleii
Replies: 15
Views: 906

Re: old specimen Armandia lidderdaleii

Now you have to pay for everything that comes from outside the EU, even if it comes as gift that It supposes that doesn't have a commercial value. Ask your seller to put a €10 value. The Vat will be 2 euros and most of the time they don't bother claiming it. If no value is entered (gift), then they...
by Miguel
Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: old specimen Armandia lidderdaleii
Replies: 15
Views: 906

Re: old specimen Armandia lidderdaleii

Now you have to pay for everything that comes from outside the EU, even if it comes as gift that It supposes that doesn't have a commercial value.
by Miguel
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Insect Trading Reports
Topic: this is not facebook
Replies: 5
Views: 2668

Re: this is not facebook

I have to say that I have made trades with peopke from Facebook and I hadn't have any kind of problems with them,I can say that I have even repeated the transactions and the only hazard is the post service.
by Miguel
Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:55 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Iolana debilitata
Replies: 1
Views: 205

Re: Iolana debilitata

Iolana debilitata was split from I.iolas recently,debilitata flies in Spain and north of África,this one was collected near Castellon(Spain) 22-5-2005.
by Miguel
Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:53 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Iolana debilitata
Replies: 1
Views: 205

Iolana debilitata

Iolana debilitata was split recently from Iolana iolas,debilitata flies in Spain and north of África,this one was collected in Castellón 22-5-2005
Iolana debilitata was split recently from Iolana iolas,debilitata flies in Spain and north of África,this one was collected in Castellón 22-5-2005
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by Miguel
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:57 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Lycaenid species in Spain
Replies: 8
Views: 990

Re: Lycaenid species in Spain

The one from Canary Island is Cyclirius webbianus
by Miguel
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:54 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Lycaenid species in Spain
Replies: 8
Views: 990

Re: Lycaenid species in Spain

Those from Huesca and Burgos are Polyommatus dolus ssp. Ainsae.
From Teruel you have Polyommatus fabressei.
The two Pseudophilotes are panoptes.
The one from Granada I think that is Lysandra dorylas
by Miguel
Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Zygaena ignifera
Replies: 3
Views: 287

Re: Zygaena ignifera

Yes,this one is really brilliant under the sunlight
by Miguel
Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:53 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Zygaena ignifera
Replies: 3
Views: 287

Re: Zygaena ignifera

This is a moth,one of the most famous of the Spanish Lepidoptera, this two were collected in Chodos (Castellón)in the end of july/2008.
They only fly in the Southeast and part of the Ibéric Mountains.
I remember how happy I was when at first I saw them,only 1 hour by car from my home
by Miguel
Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:49 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Zygaena ignifera
Replies: 3
Views: 287

Zygaena ignifera

This were collected in Chodos( Castellón) in the end of july /2008.<br />I have to say that watching this moths for the first at only 1 hour from my home was one of the biggest thinngs to me talking about Lepidoptera. <br />As the other Lepidoptera  that I have shown only flies in Spain,is suposed to be an endangered specie but their colonies have very high number of specimens.
This were collected in Chodos( Castellón) in the end of july /2008.
I have to say that watching this moths for the first at only 1 hour from my home was one of the biggest thinngs to me talking about Lepidoptera.
As the other Lepidoptera that I have shown only flies in Spain,is suposed to be an endangered specie but their colonies have very high number of specimens.
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by Miguel
Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:22 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Agrodiaetus violetae
Replies: 3
Views: 244

Re: Agrodiaetus violetae

This specie was knowed as Polyommatus fabressei ssp.violetae but few years ago was split as a good specie, only flies in a few places of Andalucía and other scarce places from the south east of Spain.
by Miguel
Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Polyommatus nivescens
Replies: 3
Views: 239

Re: Polyommatus nivescens

I don't know if I'll make a good english explanation about this butterflies, Polyommatus nivescens is endemic but not rare butterfly in the places where I use to go to collect,uses to fly in mountains with not to much plants,the two of the photo were collected in a mountains of Teruel in July but if...