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by eurytides
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
Replies: 38
Views: 906

Re: Rarities in Charaxes

Chuck, what happens with the genus Amphion? I thought this was still legit?
by eurytides
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Cartoon name for new species?
Replies: 5
Views: 141

Re: Cartoon name for new species?

Yeah, I say go for it!

Chuck: rex :)
by eurytides
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Interesting Caterpillar Behaviour
Replies: 3
Views: 221

Re: Interesting Caterpillar Behaviour

That’s very cool. Do you have pictures? If you do, you could consider publishing the observations.
by eurytides
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Field Reports
Topic: Spring Captures
Replies: 6
Views: 279

Re: Spring Captures

Chuck, where did you capture this fabulous pair of Nihilis absentus?
by eurytides
Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Insect collection cleaning
Replies: 6
Views: 854

Re: Insect collection cleaning

Compressed air? I mean, carefully utilized of course.
by eurytides
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:27 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: The Little Drawer of Horrors
Replies: 5
Views: 860

Re: The Little Drawer of Horrors

Chuck, tell us more about the ones that are not MST, canadensis, or glaucus?
by eurytides
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:55 am
Forum: Field Reports
Topic: The search for "wild" silkmoth cocoons
Replies: 4
Views: 825

Re: The search for "wild" silkmoth cocoons

Have not really gone out looking. Did find a live male cecropia cocoon. Promethea is the other one that’s common in my area but I have not looked for them since I raised a bunch in the summer and have some in the garage.
by eurytides
Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:03 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Parnassius phoebus name conserved
Replies: 15
Views: 13396

Re: Parnassius phoebus name conserved

So Adam, was Doritis at one time a genus of orchid and butterfly simultaneously? Does the Code have something to say about these types of situations?
by eurytides
Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Parnassius phoebus name conserved
Replies: 15
Views: 13396

Re: Parnassius phoebus name conserved

Fun fact, until recently, Doritis was a genus of orchid. It has since been merged with the genus Phalaenopsis.
by eurytides
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: Mexican Morphos reclassified
Replies: 9
Views: 3748

Re: Mexican Morphos reclassified

Yeah I downloaded it, in case I need it in the future. But I didn’t reply because I don’t collect Morphos currently. Never even been to South America. A lot of people just read stuff and don’t reply unless they think they have something to add that’s important to the community. I think I learn far m...
by eurytides
Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Papilio “turnus”
Replies: 3
Views: 3321

Re: Papilio “turnus”

Thanks Adam. I was not aware of this lectotype. When Pavulaan and Wright described Papilio appalachiensis in 2002, they actually designated a neotype for Papilio turnus. Is this still valid?
by eurytides
Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Papilio “turnus”
Replies: 3
Views: 3321

Papilio “turnus”

Hi all,

“Turnus” is an old name associated with Papilio glaucus. When I look this up, I see references to Papilio turnus, Papilio glaucus turnus, and Papilio glaucus form turnus.

Does anyone know more about the usage of “turnus” or can provide the original description?
by eurytides
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: P. polytes male Simeulue
Replies: 4
Views: 4037

Re: P. polytes male Simeulue

Yikes. I didn’t spend enough time looking to pick up on that!
by eurytides
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: P. polytes male Simeulue
Replies: 4
Views: 4037

Re: P. polytes male Simeulue

There is one record on iNat. Not sure if you can see what you need to from the photo, but if no one has a specimen, it might be worth checking it out.
by eurytides
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Legal issues
Topic: Transporting insects out of the U.S. in airline luggage
Replies: 7
Views: 5275

Re: Transporting insects out of the U.S. in airline luggage

So if an inspector doesn’t show up, what happens? Are you just free to go?
by eurytides
Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:57 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?
Replies: 8
Views: 4164

Re: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?

Unfortunately, I don’t have access either! But I thought the abstract was telling enough. There is no issue naming hybrid populations. There doesn’t seem to be clear criteria for when a hybrid population “should” get named. I think people just do it, present the evidence, and the rest of the communi...
by eurytides
Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?
Replies: 8
Views: 4164

Re: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?

And that makes sense. We have plenty of examples where a species arose from hybridization in the past. It makes sense that a single individual that’s a hybrid has no name, but hybrid population stable over time and space can be named.
by eurytides
Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?
Replies: 8
Views: 4164

Re: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?

Recombination hybridization is a well recognized pathway for speciation over long time scales. Whether or not a particular population of hybrid origin gets to be a species though, according to humans, is probably subjective and contingent upon what’s “fashionable” at the time. I wonder if Adam can s...
by eurytides
Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: Bozano series Papilionidae IV published
Replies: 9
Views: 5274

Re: Bozano series Papilionidae IV published

Yes Adam, he does mention on his website “Postdoctoral fellow, Dipartimento di Biologia, Università Degli Studi di Padova, Italy.” My previous post was just to show that he is no longer working at the CNC in Ottawa.