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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:07 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Checkerspot I.D.?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 412
Re: Checkerspot I.D.?
Hi Mike, Thanks for the quick reply... I think you are correct... looks like a good match. I sent the same photos to another fellow who is writing a new book on SK butterflies; the last SK butterfly book was published in 1976 & is really outdated, & he came to the same conclusion. Checkerspo...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:37 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Checkerspot I.D.?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 412
Checkerspot I.D.?
Hello all... need some help please, I've been going through/rearranging/updating my SK butterfly list, based on my collection, & have no clue as to this unidentified Checkerspot.... it is a female that was collected in Canada, SW Saskatchewan, in the Cypress Hills, (very close to the Alberta bor...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: First butterfly of 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 671
Re: First butterfly of 2024
Saw my 1st butterfly of 2024 here in NE Sask. today, 10th April... an overwintering Mourning Cloak ( N. antiopa ) basking in the sunshine, (+13.0 C = 56 F), in a secluded spot in my yd.. No spring emergent spp. yet....not until late April - early May. Very early spring here...hardly any snow left to...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: A parade of Catocala moths
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2930
Re: A parade of Catocala moths
Central, N.E. Saskatchewan, Canada - Catocala briseis: darker forewing fm. on sugar bait. C. briseis on sugar bait; 19 Aug, '07 - Bjorkdale, SK.; Closeup. (Medium) (2).JPG Great camouflage of C. briseis (paler forewing color fm.) on weathered board of building... found, (accidentally!), resting the ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
- Replies: 7
- Views: 471
Re: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
Hello 58chevy, The intention, in my list of books that I posted, is to act as a starting point for those interested in getting their own copies. I already spent a lot of time picking out these books (out of several hundred entomology books), carefully giving the individual specifications for each bo...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
- Replies: 7
- Views: 471
Favorite Classic & Modern Insect Books
Hello again, On another thread 58Chevy said that "They don't make books like that any more." referring to Berge's 1910 magnum opus. I only partially agree... I did a quick visual inspection of my entomological library & came up with some other books that have really beautiful hand draw...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Hello livingplanet3, The "Golden Guide" series is probably one of the most commonly purchased, in history, in N. Am., by the general populace, for younger children. Literally 100's of these used books are still available (as well as the lastest newer series) on line. I remember back in the...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Hello again Hewi, Fantastic! Many Thanks for the fast response & for taking the time to research my numerous questions. I often find the people's life histories more interesting than the books they authored!...Will do additional research on these two obscure (to me!) characters with the help of ...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: More Spring Captures
- Replies: 10
- Views: 439
Re: More Spring Captures
Very NICE indeed 58chevy!..... We also get the same spp. (rarely the Luna... very localized) up here in NE, SK, Canada on average about 3 months later as well! Still snow on the ground here, but now entering another warm spell so could be an early, drier (perhaps drought) spring/summer. Thanks for p...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Hello Hewi, Thank you very much for showing the two corresponding, 4th edition, 1870 plates, for comparison with those of the 1910, 9th edition. I find both variations absolutely striking (from an artistic POV)... the time, skill, & patience involved in hand coloring those earlier plates was sim...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Beetle Book
- Replies: 1
- Views: 258
Re: Beautiful Beetle Book
3 more photos from the Japanese Beetle book
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Beetle Book
- Replies: 1
- Views: 258
Beautiful Beetle Book
Hello again, I recently received a very nice book, from Japan, devoted solely to Beetles. The entire text is written in Japanese, but, fortunately, all the scientific names (@ least to Genus...) are included for every pictured beetle. The book is newly published & is available from at least 3 di...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:07 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Hello yet again, No problem posting some of those gorgeous plates. IMPO these are some of the most scientifically accurate & beautifully artistic plates ever done... the wonderful arrangement of all the leps, larvae, foodplants, etc., squeezed into each plate, is amazing, as livingplanet3 noted....
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Last Plate photo I have of Berge's Book:
John K.
John K.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Re: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
And 3 more plates from Berge's Book:
John K.
John K.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
- Replies: 13
- Views: 592
Beautiful Plates in a 1910 German Book
Hello again, For those interested in Entomological history I finally found a very good inexpensive copy of: Berges 7.jpg Title page rough online translation: Berge's Butterfly Book, Current State of Lepidopterology, Newly edited from Professor Dr. H. Rebel, in Vienna, 9th edition Published in1910, 5...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Light collecting
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2142
Re: Light collecting
Hello Trehopr1, Many Thanks for the generous compliments. When I retired in 2016 these were the kind of traps I always wanted to build & I finally had the time/spare dollars to do so, despite not being a great carpenter or electrician... :D . You should see the huge numbers of Diving beetles (7 ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Light collecting
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2142
Re: Light collecting
Another of my trap builds: 4 lamp trap 1.jpg 4 lamp trap 2.jpg 4 lamp trap 3.jpg This trap also stands around 7 ft. tall & is a combination light trap consisting of a 100W M.V. bulb at the top & 3 compact fluorescent BL's below (from BioQuip... bought lots yrs. ago) all enclosed in protectiv...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Light collecting
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2142
Re: Light collecting
Hello Moth Lovers, There are probably as many variations of successful light traps as there are collectors. Following are photos of a couple of my newest trap constructions: 1000w trap small view 3.jpg 1000w trap small view.jpg 1000w trap small view 2.jpg This trap has a 1000W M.V. Bulb with a trans...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Net bag color?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13889
Re: Net bag color?
Another U.S. based Collapsible Net Supplier:
John K.
John K.