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- Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Augosoma centaurus (Ghana)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 571
Re: Augosoma centaurus (Ghana)
It's worth mentioning that while this species resembles the genus Dynastes in form, it actually belongs in the genus Augosoma along with one other species (A. hippocrates). There seems to be no record of either species being formally known as a Dynastes species.
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:42 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Adiós, jalapeño!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 294
Re: Adiós, jalapeño!
Interestingly, I've actually noticed there seem to usually be more Manduca sexta/quinquemaculatus caterpillars on jalapeno and other hot peppers than on bell peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant. Possibly due to less vertebrate predation?
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:29 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Giant female scale insect
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
Re: Giant female scale insect
It looks like a Tabanid fly egg cluster to me
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:45 am
- Forum: Odonata
- Topic: Dragonfly?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 409
Re: Dragonfly?
Dragonflies can be tricky, especially from this angle. But try Pachydiplax longipennis
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:38 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Neuroptera w/ very long antennae?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 113
Re: Neuroptera w/ very long antennae?
It's actually a Long-horned Caddisfly (family Leptoceridae). A cool group, and not uncommon in the right habitat in my experience.
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:18 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: transporting a waterscorpion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 277
Re: transporting a waterscorpion
Btw, they are super easy to feed once you get them home, they'll eat pretty much anything that resembles an insect, plus small fish, small tadpoles, and snails. But, interestingly, they they typically don't bother conspecifics, at least if fed regularly. They're also super easy to breed.
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:34 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Unknown bugs in the currant bushes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 114
Re: Unknown bugs in the currant bushes
Probably Calomycterus setarius, an introduced, parthenogenetic species.
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:28 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Ceroglossus
- Replies: 0
- Views: 77
Ceroglossus
An incredible, brightly colored genus of South American Carabidae, found in Argentina and Chile. I currently only have three specimens in my collection but will for sure be acquiring more. This one was sold to me as C. buqueti chiloensis , but I actually think an unusually green C. chilensis glorios...
- Fri May 27, 2022 3:37 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Ochodaeidae
- Replies: 2
- Views: 53
Re: Ochodaeidae
All of the specimens I've collected were at UV and/or MV lights. They spend the majority of their time underground.
- Fri May 27, 2022 3:28 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Your best live insect picture !
- Replies: 18
- Views: 955
Re: Your best live insect picture !
Probably not my best, but definitely one of my favorites
- Fri May 27, 2022 3:12 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Ochodaeidae
- Replies: 2
- Views: 53
Ochodaeidae
Ochodaeidae is a rather small and secretive family containing only around 80 known spp. in 12 genura worldwide, within the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. in my years of collecting, I've only come across a handful of specimens from three species. Parochodaeus pectoralis : P. pectoralis Hamilton Co. KS 26...
- Wed May 25, 2022 2:27 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Prionocalus cacicus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 89
Re: Prionocalus cacicus
Psalidognathus is another one that's high on my want list (along with some of the other South American prionids), but so far, they are proving difficult to obtain (without importing)
- Wed May 25, 2022 1:51 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Prionocalus cacicus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 89
Prionocalus cacicus
A male specimen I recently acquired.
South America (Probably Peru)
58mm

South America (Probably Peru)
58mm
