Very nice drawers, Trehopr. I think you & Daveuk do the best job mounting your specimens of anybody on this website.

The underside of T agrippina is impressive also. I'm not sure whether there is a brown form and a blue form, or whether it depends on the viewing angle.

There was also the '50s sci-fi movie "Mothra", featuring a giant moth. The larva was scarier than the moth.

I've heard rumors that this species strays into Texas. Can anybody confirm?

Amazing variability. Thanks for sharing.

Another option is to collect in parts of the United States that get tropical strays. These include southern Florida, southern Texas, and the mountains of southeast Arizona during monsoon season.

My son, who lives in Colorado, gets multicaudata in his back yard, on thistles.

Nice drawer!

Yes, nice species. Trehopr, do you get E. marcellus where you are? They are difficult to catch, especially without knocking off the tails. The early Spring brood is most abundant and if you find a good spot for them you can get plenty of practice and some intact specimens.

Try this link:
https://brianabel.github.io/AustinButterflies/

Very nice!

Where is it native to?

Greetings, I'm giving a zoom presentation centered on iNaturalist, Texas, and Beetles but will touch on other databases, locations and taxa. Here's a PDF of my presentation so you can get a taste of what I will talk about. (The iNat content starts around slide 15.) Exploring the Surprising Beetle Di...

Nice photo. I see them in the Houston area also.

His email is bugdan9 at gmail.com

Surprised to see the European hornet. I'll have to look for that in my area.

Is that a row of Strategus aloeus (upper right) behind all the S. antaeus?

Most likely an Ichneumon wasp