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- Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: largest moth wingspan question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 240
Re: largest moth wingspan question
Hello again, From the 1982 book "The Guinness Book of Animal Facts & Feats", pg. 182. Quote... "Chevalier Charles Oberthur, the French millionaire collector, once purchased a T. agrippina which measured an astonishing 360mm 14.17 in. across the wings, but the present whereabouts o...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:56 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Metal Halide Bulbs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 463
Re: Metal Halide Bulbs
58chevy... wow you are certainly going through a scary health situation... sincerest wishes for future continuing good health. Take Csre Trehopr... Thanks so.much for support & enccouraging words...all of us "older" bug guys still have a lot to contribute to our fascinating hobby....er...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:33 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Metal Halide Bulbs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 463
Re: Metal Halide Bulbs
I have a new (2 yrs) 1000w MH trap & it drew in tremendous numbers of moths. One night in mid June last year it drew in a dozen H. c. gloveri . I have used MV bulbs for 40+ years to good effect & am experimenting now with new MH bulbs. I also repurposed a small 100w MH trap this spring (orig...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:48 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Beautiful little Bloodsuckers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 155
Beautiful little Bloodsuckers
Just ran across this cool, short video on Youtube... shockingly beautiful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xO2nyGonlg
John K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xO2nyGonlg
John K.
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:42 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Exploring Hemileuca eglanterina Country
- Replies: 8
- Views: 349
Re: Exploring Hemileuca eglanterina Country
Great video & editing... filmed mostly by your daughter I see. Love to see Hemileuca in real life... sadly nowhere close to Saskatchewan. Right place & right time indeed to find such freshly eclosed individuals! I thought others have described them as very hard to catch on the wing. Love to ...
- Mon May 23, 2022 7:57 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Testing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 201
Re: Testing
Very Nice Specimens.... just testing if able to connect with new site.
John K.
John K.