Search found 599 matches
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Technical Questions or Issues
- Topic: resource limit reached
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22
Re: resource limit reached
Just curious. Does anyone else get a message like this " resource limit reached" this happens from time to time, and the page simply won't load ? Conjecture is welcome, but our internet connection is a good one with faster than typical speed, and the computer I use is 6 months old. I get ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Found in new house inspection!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22
Re: Found in new house inspection!
We found this roach during our new house pre purchase inspection. Very concerned it’s a roach that can be hard to remove once inside. What type? It appears to be a nymph of either the Smoky Brown Cockroach - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokybrown_cockroach or the American Cockroach - https://en.w...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:57 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: I can't find my #@%*& type specimens!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 108
Re: I can't find my #@%*& type specimens!
I hope your specimens turn up, and are simply misplaced somewhere in the house; it must be an extremely frustrating situation.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: Diptera
- Topic: Identifying Diptera from Spain
- Replies: 1
- Views: 51
Re: Identifying Diptera from Spain
Hi, Im working at the lab trying to identify some insects from the fields of Extremadura, western Spain. I found this Diptera and tried to identify it, but I found it impossible. I was wondering if anyone could help me. Thank you! It appears to be a member of the superfamily Tipuloidea - https://en...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Can anyone identify these insects?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 69
Re: Can anyone identify these insects?
Hi All, Found these insects in the wood pile (ash) and am curious to know what they are; they don't look much like a wood-boring insect but perhaps they are? They seem to look almost like an ant... There are 2 types that have appeared in abundance; some have wings and some don't; are these perhaps ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Papilio rutulus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 198
Re: Papilio rutulus
Superb!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Anisota virginiensis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 188
Anisota virginiensis
Just by chance, I came across an Anisota virginiensis yesterday evening - https://64.media.tumblr.com/775f3815297709431faa46da144066d1/2acf6d42790c3882-a3/s540x810/0a7ebf242a58fbf6ca71bfc69c91bfb04dd5d955.jpg I can't recall if I've seen this species here before, though I do remember finding Dryocamp...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 784
Re: Global travel collecting
Very interesting to read about these various experiences, perspectives and comments - a lot of useful information in this thread, for anyone considering a collecting trip to the tropics. I myself have only ever traveled outside the US twice; both trips were to Australia, lasted around 6 weeks each t...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:28 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Which kind of roach nymph?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 160
Re: Which kind of roach nymph?
Uncertain, but it may be a nymph of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) - https://bugguide.net/node/view/1254066 Over the years, I've used bait stations (large roach) to control this species, with considerable success. In my case, they seem to be more of a seasonal, intermittent problem, ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: First butterfly of 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 457
Re: First butterfly of 2024
Over the past few weeks, apart from various nymphalids and pierids, I've also been seeing P. polyxenes, P. glaucus, P. cresphontes, and B. philenor in North TX. We've been having a somewhat wetter spring here than usual, and rather mild weather with no significant, sudden changes in temperature.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:54 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2228
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
While on the subject of Charaxes endemic to Madagascar, we should of course make mention of the rather large and spectacular species, C. andranodorus - https://wobam.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/02/12034160.jpg Source: https://wobam.co.uk/product/charaxes-andranodorus-madagascar/ https://wobam.co.uk/app/u...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Limenitis chrysalides
- Replies: 6
- Views: 417
Re: Limenitis chrysalides
Some other nymphalid genera also have it:
Athyma selenophora -
Adelpha eulalia -
Athyma selenophora -
Adelpha eulalia -
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2228
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
About two years ago I managed to get some male specimens of Polyura posidonius from Tibet for the first time. It is a small (for the genus) but beautiful species. Probably not that rare but always considered a bit of a "holy grail". By me at least... I have not seen a female... Beautiful ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
- Replies: 7
- Views: 400
Re: Huh? Monarch butterfly range
D. plexippus has become naturalized across the Pacific, in every place where its host plant (milkweed) has also become naturalized. Monarchs reached Australia by the 1870s, and can now be found across much of the continent's southeast, along the entire east coast, and north into PNG.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Limenitis chrysalides
- Replies: 6
- Views: 417
Re: Limenitis chrysalides
Does anyone have any info on the structure and possible function of a flipper-like outgrowth on the dorsal side of Limenitis lorquini chrysalis? It is present in other Limenitis species as well... As both the larvae and chrysalides are bird dropping mimics, perhaps this projection serves to give a ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Euparthenos nubilis -- the false underwing.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 444
Re: Euparthenos nubilis -- the false underwing.
There is a species of moth which has evolved the cryptic forewing coloration of underwing moths (Catocala) along with the "flash coloration" aspect of the hindwings. It is commonly known as the Locust Underwing (Euparthenos nubilis) as its larval host is black locust AND it is the only me...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2228
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Euxanthe spp. (which are also Charaxinae) have larvae with similarly elaborate head capsules - Euxanthe wakefieldi: https://i.imgur.com/IfEXP2Z.jpeg https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/46178152/large.jpeg And here is the caterpillar of Charaxes bernardus: https://live.staticflickr....
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2228
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
While on the topic of Charaxes/Polyura - the larvae of these butterflies are known as dragon-headed caterpillars ; here are some nice photos of the larva of P. hebe - https://64.media.tumblr.com/d6bcfc35a805e4fbf3f4070f78b638b5/b21a0af304f6d6be-e1/s1280x1920/e297a672b8ee0bac219a95299d1ecb6cfc25af39....
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2228
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Another beautiful, rare Charaxes - C. mafuga from Uganda. The females, especially, can have quite variable coloration. In darker females like the one below, the blue sheen is really only apparent with the right lighting and angle. Photo from web - not a species in my own collection, unfortunately! -...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:56 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Charaxes jolybouyeri
- Replies: 2
- Views: 308
Re: Charaxes jolybouyeri
I saw that recently, an A1- jolybouyeri female was sold online by a German entomological supplier for around USD $3,230!
They also sold an A1 male for approx. USD $1,480.
They also sold an A1 male for approx. USD $1,480.