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by wollastoni
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Papilio elephenor
Replies: 2
Views: 124

Re: Papilio elephenor

There is a "Make an offer" button. Nobody will pay so much for elephenor, don't worry.
by wollastoni
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:05 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
Replies: 38
Views: 906

Re: Rarities in Charaxes

There are 2 important rules in taxonomy : #1 : you have to follow the latest publication. So in this case Bouyer 2023. (We now have scientific techniques like DNA analysis we didn't have in 2009). #2 : InsectNet members are always right, so once again, you have to follow Bouyer 2023 (@africaone on t...
by wollastoni
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Field Reports
Topic: Spring Captures
Replies: 6
Views: 279

Re: Spring Captures

Spring is here too in NW France. Nymphalis polychloros and Pieris rapae flying in my garden.
by wollastoni
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
Topic: To and fro in the archipelago: Repeated inter-island dispersal and New Guinea’s orogeny affect diversification of Delias
Replies: 3
Views: 211

To and fro in the archipelago: Repeated inter-island dispersal and New Guinea’s orogeny affect diversification of Delias

The City College of New York, led by David Lohman, has just published a major research project on the Delias genus, in which I participated. I recommend that you all read it, as it's a very thorough study with many conclusions, not only in taxonomic terms, but also in terms of evolution, biogeograph...
by wollastoni
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Agrias butterflies
Replies: 131
Views: 9006

Re: Agrias butterflies

Congrats Manfred for this rare f. semidubiosa. Let's keep on with 2 rare forms of Agrias narcissus tapajonus . Ex coll Le Moult, now in my collection. - top specimen : Agrias narcissus tapajonus f. dubiosa - low specimen : Agrias narcissus tapajonus f. cyaneoradiata Agrias narcissus dubiosa 2.png To...
by wollastoni
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
Topic: Agrias butterflies
Replies: 131
Views: 9006

Re: Agrias butterflies

Long time I didn't post anything here. A rare Agrias phalcidon fournierae form rebillardi . Even rarer than the typical rebillardi form, this is a bicolor form with purple below the red patch. There are few other bicolor rebillardi specimens known. The purple effect is due to a red suffusion mixed i...
by wollastoni
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Gyno or Just Variation?
Replies: 2
Views: 303

Re: Gyno or Just Variation?

Looks like an ab to me but I am not an expert of this genus.
by wollastoni
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Mantodea and Phasmida
Topic: HELP leaf insect hasn't eaten in over a week
Replies: 3
Views: 119

Re: HELP leaf insect hasn't eaten in over a week

livingplanet3 < I didn't know that, thanks for the info.
by wollastoni
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: Announcements & News
Topic: New sponsor : Le Franc Curieux
Replies: 0
Views: 552

New sponsor : Le Franc Curieux

InsectNet has a new sponsor : Le Franc Curieux , a French insect shop led by Nicolas Cellard, that I met in an entomological auction last year. Le Franc Curieux French supplier of unmounted and mounted specimens. Colepotera, Lepidoptera and other orders. Specimens for collectors and creators. Extens...
by wollastoni
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !
Replies: 4
Views: 3253

Re: IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !

Good to see you here Peter !
by wollastoni
Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Open Topics
Topic: Where to buy: Bioquip folding net "National Park Special"
Replies: 14
Views: 9982

Re: Where to buy: Bioquip folding net "National Park Special"

As long as entomological authorities remain "silent" on that topic, the future of our hobby is indeed at risk. Museum authorities of the world should launch a "give kids a net" campaign. + they need to defend the insect trade as Wang, Pierce, Lohman & al did in July 2023 : &q...
by wollastoni
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !
Replies: 4
Views: 3253

Re: IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !

No because there are still some good forests on some mountains.
This said, that's why it is important to have the locality known.
by wollastoni
Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Lepidoptera
Topic: IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !
Replies: 4
Views: 3253

IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct !

There was much debate in our community about the status of Papilio lampsacus , which had not been seen and/or caught for many years on Java. Some of its localities have been totally destroyed by urbanisation and logging. Many thought that this once common species had disappeared. Some thought that t...
by wollastoni
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Insect Trading Reports
Topic: Bad Trading Report - Francisco Javier Castillo Garcia
Replies: 7
Views: 2289

Re: Bad Trading Report - Javier Castillo Garcia

Ebay's fees have grown so much that many sellers are going to Etsy. Etsy has a complaint protocol, any problems should go through Etsy. Beyond that, Etsy is usually paid by credit card, so one can dispute the charges. When a new member shows up here just to complain I have a bit of suspicion. And, ...
by wollastoni
Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Insect Trading Reports
Topic: Bad Trading Report - Francisco Javier Castillo Garcia
Replies: 7
Views: 2289

Re: Bad Trading Report - Javier Castillo Garcia

What a disgusting behaviour !

Can you tell us his eBay username ?
by wollastoni
Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Announcements & News
Topic: USA Insect Drawers
Replies: 15
Views: 19289

Re: USA Insect Drawers

Excellent news, they should advertise on InsectNet !
by wollastoni
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: The Porch Light
Topic: Thai Sunray Canna
Replies: 14
Views: 19514

Re: Thai Sunray Canna

Lantana is indeed very attractive to butterflies in Asia and New Guinea, that's why I planted some in my French garden.

But in my garden, it seems to have no effect at all on the butterflies I have in the area (Vanessa atalanta, Aglais io, Pieris rapae...).
by wollastoni
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: The Porch Light
Topic: Thai Sunray Canna
Replies: 14
Views: 19514

Re: Thai Sunray Canna

I have a small lantana which doesn't attract any butterflies BTW... maybe Breton butterflies doesn't like it.

To me, it smells very good, a bit like citrus indeed.