The use of absolutes bothers me because there are no absolute certainties in nature, although many things come close. When a meteorologist says that there is a 100% chance of rain, he knows it's never that certain but close enough that his forecast will most likely come true. It would be more accura...

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Very nice pair, Anna!

I agree with the above comments. Love 'em.

Boghaunter, please show us some plates from the books you mentioned.

Wow, I love that genus. Very nice.

This might help lure tigers:

There is a metallic blue mylar balloon stuck in a tree near my house. It looks a lot like a morpho. Maybe it would be a good lure.

Yes, it's the Cockrell. Mike Whitley's collection is still owned by the museum but most of it is kept in a building that is not adjacent to the main museum. He kept collecting after he sold the collection. He is now deceased but his wife has the specimens he collected after the sale. I don't know ho...

There is a similar butterfly dome in Houston. They used to sell the specimens that had died for $2 each, but they had to stop doing that for legal reasons.

D kendalli is on my radar. I plan to look for it soon.

P palamedes is the most common swallowtail in the Houston area. They are everywhere.

A few more: palamedes, glaucus, cresphontes, D rubicunda, P sennae, A nicippe

Great shots. How much longer will the exhibit be there?

A Luna, A polyphemus, Paonias excaecatus, Smerinthus jamaicensis

They don't publish books like that anymore. Thanks for sharing.

Another P palamedes flew into my white net today.

A few butterflies from last month
Left: Anthocharis midea, Abaeis nicippe, Callophrys niphon
Right: A. midea, Polygonia interrogationis (winter form)
Note the professional-quality spreading boards (Hey, they work.)

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Pages ! & 2, from the latest issue: