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- Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Where is my Lucanid?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1704
Re: Where is my Lucanid?
That’s impressive. I had no idea they could survive for so long like that. Good luck with the lucanid search!
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Idea for rarities collectors??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1124
Re: Idea for rarities collectors??
To each their own, but I also do not keep what I cannot spread. In my freezer, I have 3 specimens from this month and that’s it.
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:18 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3457
Re: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
Chuck, that photo of the ISQ glaucus, are you sure? It, and the specimen above it look like glaucus. Were they captured when canadensis was still considered a subspecies of glaucus?
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:44 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Battus philenor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 703
Re: Battus philenor
In the video, that’s not a two tailed swallowtail, but rather P. glaucus. That video was shot in Maryland.
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:58 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Unlocking the Hidden Art of Shingling
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2228
Re: Unlocking the Hidden Art of Shingling
Same here.
- Mon May 22, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Time to sell
- Replies: 9
- Views: 758
Re: Time to sell
I am sorry to see you letting go of most of your collection. You have some fantastic specimens. Good luck. I hope they find a good home.
- Sat May 06, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Tick or something else ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 672
Re: Tick or something else ?
Agree not a tick. Those have 8 legs.
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:46 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Acidity of wood
- Replies: 3
- Views: 560
Re: Acidity of wood
Never heard of this being a problem. The specimens are pinned and don’t touch the wood.
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Latest LED/UV Bug Light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3707
Re: Latest LED/UV Bug Light
I also have a 365nm 50W LED light. Will be using it this summer for the first time. I went with 365nm because it’s supposed to be the best for leps, based on what I have read and personal comments from a couple of other people. 365nm is one of the major emission lines in the mercury spectrum, so it ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3457
Re: Visit to Carnegie & Bandrow
Awesome! Look forward to reading more of your trip.
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:43 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Morpho rhetenor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1771
Re: Morpho rhetenor
P.S. I have 16 Morpho from bought pupae, they hatched 2 years ago. No oil yet. also some M. achilles without problems. But i have some green Papilio where the oil destory the color. Since the colour is structural and not based on pigment, would degreasing not bring back the color? How does grease p...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:21 am
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Larva from N. Costa Rica
- Replies: 5
- Views: 667
Re: Larva from N. Costa Rica
Naprepa flexifera?
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 4:53 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Battus philenor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1202
Re: Battus philenor
Thank you eurytides for that explanation. I never really gave it much thought; I only noticed that some males were "somewhat" diffrent looking than the greater number that I have encountered. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Characteristic-birdwing-butterflies-a-O-croesus-b-O-tithonus-...
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 4:42 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2982
Re: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
I had no idea it was that expensive. I bought the books last year for about $500 CAD.
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:25 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Cayman Islands
- Replies: 2
- Views: 549
Re: Cayman Islands
Contact the Department of Environment for permits (Dr. Mat Cottam mat.cottam@gov.ky) and the National Trust for help setting up your research (Paul Watler pwatler@nationaltrust.org.ky). Not sure which species are native, but the list of butterflies on the islands is not long. See book here: https://...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: wriggling pupa
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11527
Re: wriggling pupa
Yes, old wive's tales die hard. There are those that have been disproven, and those that were known at the time, but forgotten; a repeated tale somehow stays alive. I think I could surprise even some of you with truths (non-insect) concerning "well accepted" facts. Certainly caterpillar-t...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: wriggling pupa
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11527
Re: wriggling pupa
The old head capsule drops off with each molt, not the head itself.
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: LIVESTOCK IMPORTATION
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11353
Re: LIVESTOCK IMPORTATION
For a sidebar question: USFWS / USDA has allowed import of some Goliath beetles because the larvae are not herbivores. One would think then that the same rule would apply to Leps. Are there any interesting leps that are not herbivores? Feniseca tarquinius comes to mind, but this is native to the US...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: LIVESTOCK IMPORTATION
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11353
Re: LIVESTOCK IMPORTATION
I remember that thread on actias.de. I am doubtful this was done legally. The larvae were in plastic tubs with A. macrophylla cuttings.
- Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:58 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Morpho rhetenor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1771
Re: Morpho rhetenor
Slightly off topic, but if the abdomens are not removed, how likely is it that greasing will happen? Is it more than 50% for example? Or is it rare, but the abdomens are invariably removed by the sellers so as to take no chances?