Search found 199 matches
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:30 am
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: First butterfly of 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 447
Re: First butterfly of 2024
Keep an eye out for pipevine and zebra swallowtails.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Using absolutes: always, never
- Replies: 6
- Views: 247
Re: Using absolutes: always, never
I find the word “typical” helpful in these situations. Typical, X is found at location Y.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:27 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
- Replies: 7
- Views: 376
Re: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
Definitely breeds in Canada. Reaches some pretty northern locales. The map is just inaccurate.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1628
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Chuck, what happens with the genus Amphion? I thought this was still legit?
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Cartoon name for new species?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 326
Re: Cartoon name for new species?
Yeah, I say go for it!
Chuck: rex
Chuck: rex
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Interesting Caterpillar Behaviour
- Replies: 3
- Views: 254
Re: Interesting Caterpillar Behaviour
That’s very cool. Do you have pictures? If you do, you could consider publishing the observations.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Spring Captures
- Replies: 6
- Views: 309
Re: Spring Captures
Chuck, where did you capture this fabulous pair of Nihilis absentus?
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:06 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Insect collection cleaning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 882
Re: Insect collection cleaning
Compressed air? I mean, carefully utilized of course.
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:27 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: The Little Drawer of Horrors
- Replies: 5
- Views: 888
Re: The Little Drawer of Horrors
Chuck, tell us more about the ones that are not MST, canadensis, or glaucus?
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:55 am
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: The search for "wild" silkmoth cocoons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 846
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.
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:03 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Parnassius phoebus name conserved
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14049
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?
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Parnassius phoebus name conserved
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14049
Re: Parnassius phoebus name conserved
Fun fact, until recently, Doritis was a genus of orchid. It has since been merged with the genus Phalaenopsis.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:20 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Mexican Morphos reclassified
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3919
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...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Papilio “turnus”
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3431
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?
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:18 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Papilio “turnus”
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3431
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?
“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?
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: P. polytes male Simeulue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4173
Re: P. polytes male Simeulue
Yikes. I didn’t spend enough time looking to pick up on that!
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:31 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: P. polytes male Simeulue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4173
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.
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: Transporting insects out of the U.S. in airline luggage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5494
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?
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:57 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4308
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...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:08 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Recognizing hybrids as a unique taxon?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4308
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.