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- Fri May 03, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: Technical Questions or Issues
- Topic: Another one?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 129
Re: Another one?
I got that message too. Never seen it before.
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Need help finding Ebay seller Ameriana
- Replies: 9
- Views: 377
Re: Need help finding Ebay seller Ameriana
That's because he's got nothing for sale right now.Annarobertson1947 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:43 pm Yep, same result i got ,nothing to show
Will wait and tryin a week or so
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1325
Re: Global travel collecting
More impactful, I left a zip lock bag full of cigars too close to a cabin window once in the Dominican Republic. Someone reached in and swiped 5 of the cigars (leaving about 10 probably thinking I wouldn't notice). In the frigg'in cigar capital of the world! I beg to disagree John. Much as I like D...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1325
Re: Global travel collecting
More impactful, I left a zip lock bag full of cigars too close to a cabin window once in the Dominican Republic. Someone reached in and swiped 5 of the cigars (leaving about 10 probably thinking I wouldn't notice). In the frigg'in cigar capital of the world! I beg to disagree John. Much as I like D...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:28 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5591
Re: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
Yep, Larry told me that he's been working on it for a lomg time, but things keep changing. I don't think it's imminent.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:43 am
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: RIP Chuck Kondor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 716
Re: RIP Chuck Kondor
A controversial character... I know a few people who said they got ripped off by him, but I dealt with him a few times and never had a problem. I met him 3 times when he came over to Europe, he was a larger than life character and good company, he certainly knew a lot about the insect trade. He was ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:34 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Rarities in Charaxes
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3129
Re: Rarities in Charaxes
Charaxes have never really done it for me, but I've always had a soft spot for Polyura, and I think posidonius is the most spectacular of all of them!
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Where to buy: Bioquip folding net "National Park Special"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10552
Re: Where to buy: Bioquip folding net "National Park Special"
Over the past couple of decades, I've become concerned that the hobby will largely die out and just fade away, as we get further into the 21st century. It seems as though there is more of a push to criticize and discourage collecting, than to promote it (at least, in the US). Even more so here in E...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Castnius asteropoides
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1118
Re: Castnius asteropoides
They're not open access Chuck, but I'll email you one.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Castnius asteropoides
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1118
Re: Castnius asteropoides
Indeed, I have a large collection of Castniidae, including C. asteropoides , in fact, I have most of the type series of it. I don't have time to take new photos right now, but I'm including a couple of photos of part of my series taken a few years ago. This species is interesting as it's one of the ...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:16 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Net bag color?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13843
Re: Net bag color?
I've always used black nets. They're not too visible, but most importantly, they're easy to see through. I have tried a white bag, but it was impossible to clearly see what was inside. I've never seen a green bag. There are arguments that it's worth using a bag colour that attracts the intended prey...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: tiny caterpillars
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9624
Re: tiny caterpillars
Don't worry, they'll lose them in the final instar.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10082
Re: Treehoppers: strange creatures of forest and field
I always use Excel for my labels too. I use Times New Roman 4pt bold, which I find is quite readable and the label's still small enough to fit under the specimen. I need a magnifying glass to read it, but younger eyes shouldn't have such a problem.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: tiny caterpillars
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9624
Re: tiny caterpillars
I've reared many species of Brahmaea and fortunately, they're pretty easy, but they do eat huge quantities when they get big! One thing that helps is that they're not very good at climbing, so when large, I just keep them in an uncoverered plastic dustbin, I collect armfuls of privet twice a day and...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: Merry Xmas everyone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1508
Re: Merry Xmas everyone
Merry Christmas to everyone here.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Trogonoptera brookiana
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7102
Re: Trogonoptera brookiana
I've only found time to watch the second, shorter video so far. Love the blue streaks on the underside! They do seem to keep themselves in remarkably good condition. In the second video, I only noticed one that had any damage at all. Shame there weren't any females.
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:35 am
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: RIP Colin Smith (Nepal)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4665
Re: RIP Colin Smith (Nepal)
The obituary is here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... -obituary/. Although you'll need to sugn up to a free trial to read the whole thing.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:37 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: RIP Colin Smith (Nepal)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4665
Re: RIP Colin Smith (Nepal)
I read his obituary in the Daily Telegraph when I was in my way to the Natural Histiory Museum in London about 3 weeks ago. I told the staff there but didn't think to report it here. I met him a couple of times in the 70s when he came back to London, and he was a very personable and knowledgeable gu...
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: The future of the hobby
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6858
Re: The future of the hobby
Admittedly, they do have a big impact on the songbird population, but I love cats and am horrified that anyone would want to shoot one.
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: ICZN rules for nom. nov.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2464
Re: ICZN rules for nom. nov.
Yes, because it's a species-group name, which doesn't differentiate between species and subspecies. Whether canadensis is regarded as a species of subspecies, the taxon is still canadensis.