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- Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:20 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: What do Hesperidologists dream of?
- Replies: 12
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Re: What do Hesperidologists dream of?
"Coleopterists I'm pretty sure all dream about great big things with big horns or pincers, no matter what their micro-focus is." Funny, I usually dream of small black or brown beetles when I dream of beetles. Interestingly, I recently dreamed of an immaculate specimen of an extremely rare ...
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:41 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
- Replies: 14
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Re: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
I'm not convinced that's actually a gynandromorph. It looks all female, just half black form, half yellow form to me. I could be very wrong though, beetles are really my thing.
- Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:53 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Cerambycidae of "weird " appearance
- Replies: 65
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Re: Cerambycidae of "weird " appearance
I'm surprised the genus Prionocalus hasn't been mentioned yet. It's strange enough that I've seen specimens being sold as Lucanids. Here's my specimen. https://www.flickr.com/photos/194256110@N07/51906622816/in/dateposted-public/ Another very uncerambyid-looking Cerambycid is members of the subfamil...
- Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Strange Trilobite Beetles
- Replies: 4
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Re: Strange Trilobite Beetles
I've always been fascinated by this genus, but I've only acquired one specimen at this time, a female possible P. ijenensis from West Java.
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:20 am
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Violin Beetles
- Replies: 3
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Re: Violin Beetles
This is one of my favorite genura! Though I only have three in my collection (a specimen of each of the three species that are usually available). It is worth mentioning that there are several more species in the genus (6-7 total I think), most just never come up for sale. Anyway, here's my three. h...
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Tiger Beetles - Vicious & Beautiful Predators
- Replies: 10
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Re: Tiger Beetles - Vicious & Beautiful Predators
Another cool genus is Amblycheila from the western U.S. and northern Mexico. I've only had the opportunity to catch A. cylindriformis on the Great Plains.
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Augosoma centaurus (Ghana)
- Replies: 10
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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: 2633
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
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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
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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: 315
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
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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
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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
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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: 245
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: 3066
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
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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: 280
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
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Prionocalus cacicus
A male specimen I recently acquired.
South America (Probably Peru)
58mm
South America (Probably Peru)
58mm